Aslan Utepov

Affiliated media: Uralskaya Nedelya, Public activist

Incident date: April 22, 2022

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Uralskaya Nedelya

Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk

Additional information:

Aslan Utepov, a public activist from Uralsk, started receiving threats on social networks after the publication of his interview, which he gave to the newspaper Uralskaya Nedelya. In the interview, Utepov spoke about the free sale of the opioid drug Tramadol in Uralsk, and the fact that all law enforcement agencies know about it, but do nothing. The threats were posted on Instagram by someone named «Nikolay Karpov». The message said: «My people are already dealing with you, they are looking for you, they will deal with you, your family, and so on», — Utepov said.