Azamat Sarsenbayev - Justice for Journalists

Azamat Sarsenbayev

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: November 8, 2024

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Mangystau Province, Aktau

Additional information:

On November 8, in Aktau, blogger Azamat Sarsenbayev, known for his picturesque videos about the nature of the Mangistau region, filmed a flock of birds with a drone in the city centre. After filming, young men in military uniforms approached him and demanded an explanation. Sarsenbayev showed them the video footage and made sure that the military unit was not in the frame. Despite this, the military men tried to detain the blogger, and the captain, threatening him with the service weapon, hit the blogger’s car windscreen several times with it. The blogger had to call the police to resolve the conflict. As a result of negotiations at the police checkpoint with the command of the military unit, the parties settled the conflict. Sarsenbayev stated that he had no claims against the military, despite the abuse of power, and would not file a complaint with the prosecutor’s office.

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