Lukpan Akhmedyarov - Justice for Journalists

Lukpan Akhmedyarov

Affiliated media: Uralskaya Nedelya , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: February 3, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk

Additional information:

Akhmedyarov was charged under Part 1 of Article 505 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (violation of the rules of beautification of the territories of cities and settlements, as well as the destruction of infrastructure, destruction, and damage of green spaces in cities and settlements). This is most likely the poster Lukpan placed on the building of the police department after his statement. The consequences of this accusation are not yet known.

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