Another criminal case initiated against akyn Askat Zhetigen

15:45, 20 марта 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

Another criminal case was opened against akyn Askat Zhetigen. He himself posted on Facebook.

«We are going back to court. A new case has been opened. The court hearing began at 2 p.m.,» he wrote.

It is known that a criminal case was opened for public calls for a violent seizure of power. Previously, two examinations were ordered based on akyn’s live broadcasts on social media.

«A conclusion was made on one episode, and he was released under travel restrictions. Today, on March 20, he was again summoned to the State Committee for National Security, as an expert conclusion was made on the second video, where he uses obscene language. Askat Zhetigen has already been charged and brought to the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek, where a preventive measure will be chosen for him,» lawyer Venera Budaibekova commented to Kaktus.media.

Earlier, the State Committee for National Security officers detained akyn Askat Zhetigen for criticizing the authorities. He was brought from Naryn to Bishkek and placed in a temporary detention facility for 48 hours. By decision of the Pervomaisky Court of the capital, the akyn was released under travel restrictions.