Almaty police detained, without explanation, two activists of the unregistered opposition Democratic Party who came to a meeting with city Mayor Erbolat Dosaev on August 24. The activists, Aruzhan Duisebaeva and Meiirkhan Zholaev, were released hours later after their lawyer intervened. Duisebaeva recently asked Dosaev to comment on a petition by Almaty residents demanding his resignation. The Democratic Party's leader, Zhanbolat Mamai, was handed a suspended six-year prison term in April on charges of organizing mass unrest, spreading false information, and insulting a government representative. Mamai calls the case against him politically motivated. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Almaty Police Briefly Detain Two Activists Of Unregistered Democratic Party
Activist Aruzhan Duisebaeva