Событие Murat Sultangaliev - Justice for Journalists

Murat Sultangaliev

Affiliated media: Ak Zhaiyk, Journalist

Incident date: June 12, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

During a telephone conversation, the department's press secretary, Nazimgul Kaisagalieva, asked the journalist to come to the Police Department for a hearing, despite it being a weekend. Khamza Umbetkaliev, the first Deputy head of the internal Affairs Department, who took the phone after the secretray, warned M. Sultangaliev that otherwise he would be summoned by a writ.The journalist did not go to the "interrogation" in the police department, but the newspaper published the position of the police authorities on solving the crime.

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