Five former police officers in Kazakhstan’s southern city of Taldyqorghan have been handed prison terms for torturing suspects arrested during and after nationwide anti-government protests in January 2022 that left at least 238 people dead. The Taldyqorghan City Court on February 10 found all of the defendants guilty of torture and sentenced them to prison terms of between three and four years. The court also deprived them of their police ranks and barred them from serving in law enforcement structures for three years after serving their terms. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Five Kazakh Police Officers Handed Prison Terms On Torture Charges
The Taldyqorghan City Court on February 10 found all of the defendants guilty of torture and sentenced them to prison terms of between three and four years.