Marat Turymbetov - Justice for Journalists

Marat Turymbetov

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: July 21, 2020

Attack type:

  • Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vlast.kz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

Activist Marat Turymbetov was called in for questioning to the Almaty police department because of the criminal case on the distribution of false information. “The reason behind the case was a complaint filed by the HSBK bank of Kazakhstan regarding Turymbetov’s and Kaliev’s posts about the public procurement of the HSBK”- said the attorney Rakhmanov. Marat Turymbetov called as a witness with a right to an attorney.

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