Blogger Aftandil Zhorobekov will celebrate the New Year in pre-trial detention center 1. The Bishkek City Court remanded him in custody in a pre-trial detention center. The press service of the court confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
The Bishkek City Court considered the appeal and left the decision of the Sverdlovsky Court unchanged.
Earlier it was reported that the activist was summoned for questioning by the State Committee for National Security, he was detained, but later released. Aftandil Zhorobekov is the organizer of a motor rally in defense of the flag, which was supposed to take place on December 2, but the police prevented the participants and the rally did not take place.
The Parliament considered and passed without discussion the bill on changing the flag in three readings. 59 deputies voted for, 5 — against. The President signed the law on the new flag of Kyrgyzstan.
By decision of the Sverdlovsky District Court, Aftandil Zhorobekov was taken into custody.
