Affiliated media: Vlast, Online media

Incident date: November 13, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Zakon.kz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

A group of businessmen of the Karaganda region (21 people) appealed to the head of the NGO Atameken R. Batalova and the Minister of Culture and Information A. Balayeva, expressing their indignation at «fake attacks on businessman Erlan Nigmatulin, which have recently become more frequent on some Internet resources». In the statement, the businessmen list 14 mass media outlets, which, in their opinion, spread deliberately false information about the seizure of their business. The list is following: Zagranbureau, Masa media, Mediazona, Newtimes.kz, Esquire, LADA, Register TV Kazakhstan, ACCA media, BAIGENEWS.kz, Vlast, Exclusive.kz, news agency KazTAG, Radio Azattyq, and YouTube channel Adal Adam live. Businessmen ask to protect their rights and not to allow the dissemination of inaccurate information defaming their business reputation.