Another criminal case was opened against an activist Atai Beishenbek, accused of attempt to seize power. Lawyer Kanat Khasanov announced.
According to him, law enforcement agencies resumed the seven-year-old criminal case against the activist, which had been terminated due to lack of corpus delicti.
«Atai was also charged with another attempt to seize power. According to investigators, on October 5, 2020, Atai seized the Bishkek City Hall. The materials of the case were collected by the employees of the State Committee for National Security in June 2022. Security officers testified that they had seen Jooshbek Koenaliev and Atai Beishenbek. The case was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was charged yesterday,» Kanat Khasanov told.
The lawyer clarified that his client was also charged with another episode related to the rallies, at which the activist spoke, noting that three criminal cases are being investigated.
«When the musician Vikram Ruzakhunov was beaten up in Kazakhstan, Atai staged a one-man protest outside the Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Bishkek. He also participated in a rally in support of akyn Bolot Nazarov. We demanded legality then. I also participated in this event. Other citizens were also there. It is the constitutional right to participate in peaceful assemblies,» he said.
The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22. It includes activists, politicians and MPs. On the same day, in an interview with Kabar news agency, President Sadyr Japarov said: the authorities have information who was behind the rallies and marches on Kempir-Abad issue.
Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 26 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots.
A number of international human rights organizations such as the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), Freedom Now and others issued a statement calling for the immediate release of politicians and activists arrested in Kyrgyzstan.
