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Zhanbolat Mamay

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: October 4, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

A court in Almaty has ruled to charge opposition journalist, blogger and political activist Zhanbolat Mamay a penalty of KZT 140,000 (more than USD 300) for failure to comply with a court order. Namely — for refusal to remove the video «Bauyrzhan Baybek: corrupt business empire of the son of Nazarbayev’s classmate», published in YouTube. The court ruling is being appealed in the appeal instance.

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