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The author of the slogan Shal ket! arrested after returning from Kiev

Russia and the CIS (bbabo.net) - Opposition politician and blogger Yermek Narymbai, author of the slogan “Shal ket!”, was arrested this morning at Almaty airport, where he flew from Kiev, where he has lived for the past six years with refugee status persecuted in his homeland. political motives.

In 2016, Yermek Narymbai was convicted for reposting an excerpt from the book “Wind from the Street” by the head of the Union of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Murat Telibekov. Being under a suspended sentence, he left for Kiev, from where he criticized the authorities of Kazakhstan and Nursultan Nazarbayev.

After the bloody events in Almaty, Yermek Narymbai announced his return to Kazakhstan: “Akorda must understand that it is unprofitable for her to imprison me, who voluntarily goes to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a dialogue with the authorities, and there will be many reputational losses. This will inflame society. If they put me in jail, then I'll be sure not to sit for long. Journalists, bloggers, many people will accompany me to the Republic of Kazakhstan and meet me, so they won’t arrest me on the sly. I am completely ready for beating and torture, but this will not happen either, this is not beneficial for the authorities. Inside the country, my voice will carry more weight than outside the country, especially now. Even from prison I will write for the people, the lawyer will pass on my open letters and give me the latest news.

About fifty people (human rights activists, journalists, bloggers) met Yermek Narymbay at the Almaty airport on February 6 at six in the morning, but they did not manage to see Narymbay. The police officers led the oppositionist through the VIP hall to the cars and took him to the pre-trial detention center.

The author of the slogan Shal ket! arrested after returning from Kiev