Baybolat Kunbolatuly
Affiliated media: Online activist
Incident date: June 22, 2021
Attack type:
- Court trial
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Radio Azattyq
Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Алматы
Additional information:
Online activist Baybolat Kunbolatuly, fighting for the release of his brother, who has been imprisoned in Xinjiang (China) for many years, was arrested for 15 days on June 22. The court found Baybolat guilty of «organizing an illegal picket in front of the Chinese consulate.» Baybolat stated in court that he was not the organizer, but a blogger spreading information about the protests. But the court did not take that into account, his wife told Radio Azattyq. On June 25, the court of appeal reduced the arrest to 7 days.