Bishkek City Court considered the appeal of lawyers of Olzhobai Shakir against the decision of the first instance to arrest him and place in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS).
Having considered the materials, the court upheld the decision of the district court on the measure of restraint. Last week the City Court recognized the writer’s detention as lawful.
At the court session Olzhobai Shakir himself said that he considered the criminal case against him as unjustified and noted that he did not agree with the charges brought against him.
The journalist Olzhobai Shakir was detained on August 23 by SCNS officers. He is accused of calls for active disobedience to law enforcement officers, mass riots and an attempt to seize power.
Earlier, Olzhobai Shakir called on citizens to hold a rally. He intended to organize a protest on August 31. The journalist stated that he opposed the transfer of four resorts in Issyk-Kul region to Uzbekistan.
