FOLLOWING THE MEETING OF THE OMBUDSMAN WITH THE PROSECUTOR OF THE CITY OF SHYMKENT

On January 17, 2022, within the framework of monitoring and monitoring the observance of the rights and freedoms of detainees, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova, the head of the Charter for Human Rights Foundation Zhemis Turmagambetova, and the director of the NGO «Legal Center for Women's Initiatives «Sana Sezim» Shakhnoza Khasanova met with the Prosecutor of Shymkent Gabit Mukanov.

The meeting was attended by the head of the Department of Internal Affairs for the city of Shymkent Dzhanibekov T. and representatives of the Prosecutor's Office of the city of Shymkent.

During the meeting, Gabit Mukanov said that as a result of mass riots, 3,521 people were taken to the internal affairs bodies, of which, according to the results of the inspection, a preventive conversation was held with 3,034 people and they were released. Other citizens were brought to administrative responsibility. As of January 17 this year, 178 protests were issued by prosecutors, 146 persons were released based on them, and the penalty in the form of a fine was replaced with a warning against 32 citizens.

15 criminal cases were initiated on separate facts of offenses committed during mass riots in the period from January 4 to January 7. All criminal cases are being handled by special prosecutors and the Shymkent Prosecutor's Office.

A preventive measure in the form of "detention" has been authorized against 79 persons.

An interdepartmental investigative and operational group is working. During the riots, 18 people were killed.