Zhenis Kuspan

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: February 1, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Journalist and blogger Zhenis Kuspan posted a Facebook post saying that a video circulating in messengers in which police officers walk and allegedly sing the anthem and shout "Shal ket!«(Old man, go away!) is a fake that should not be believed. «I often do that when I see questionable content so people know what’s being circulated. Plus, I’ve taken fact checking courses and I often post such videos on my Facebook page with comments so that people will also pay attention!», — Kuspan said. Under the post, he received a warning comment from Elmira Shaulenova of the press service of the Nur-Sultan Police Service on liability: «Criminal liability is provided for dissemination of knowingly false information under the law».