A measure of restraint was chosen for the employees of Temirov Live, Ait Ait Dese, PolitKlinika and Archa Media, who were previously detained.
The investigating judge of the Pervomaisky District Court decided to place all 11 media representatives in the pretrial detention center 1 of the capital for two months.
Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy, Sapar Akunbekov, Azamat Ishenbekov, Saipidin Sultanaliev, Aktilek Kaparov, Tynystan Asypbekov, Maksat Tazhibek uulu, Zhoodar Buzumov, Zhumabek Turdaliev, Aike Beishekeeva and Akyl Orozbekov were detained.
All of them are former or current employees of Temirov Live.
On January 16, the office of Temirov Live was searched and editorial equipment was confiscated. The police searched homes and detained 11 current and former employees of the media outlet.
The Interior Ministry issued a statement announcing that, as a result of «forensic linguistic examination» of content found on the social media pages of Temirov Live and Ait Ait Dese on December 30, criminal proceedings had been initiated against them under article 278, part 3 of the Criminal Code for «calling for riots.»
Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy and Azamat Ishenbekov were charged under Articles 41 (part 2) and 278 (part 3) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic — complicity in organizing mass riots.
