Two Kazakh activists, Diana Baimagambetova and Askhat Zheksebaev, were placed in the remand center 1 in Bishkek. Own sources in law enforcement agencies informed 24.kg news agency.
According to them, this decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek. The detainees are charged with Illegal crossing of the state border.
The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) confirmed this information. According to the security services, the activists tried to cross the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border. They were detained at Dostuk-Avtodorozhny checkpoint.
«Citizens of Kazakhstan were detained — Zh.A.E. and B.D.D. It was found out that on October 23, both detainees illegally crossed the Kyrgyz-Kazakh state border, bypassing official checkpoints, near Kordai-Avtodorozhny checkpoint. Pre-trial proceedings were registered against citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Investigative and operational measures are being carried out,» SCNS said.
