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Journalist of newspaper "Ak Zhayik" (Atyrau) Aynur Saparova has been suffered from bodyguards of singer Beybit Korgan

22 march 2012
March 22, 2012

In the evening, on March 21, 2012 bodyguards of a singer Beybit Korgan kept the journalist of newspaper "Ak Zhayik" Aynur Saparova in his make-up room by force within forty minutes. They inflicted bodily injuries to her.

On March 21, 2012 Aynur Saparova has made a dictophone record of the interview with Beybit Korgan in a break between two concerts in Atyrau in Oblast Theatre of Drama of Makhambet. Aynur Saparova hurried to ask some questions Beybit Korgan prior to beginning of the second concert. B. Korgan become indignant, because A. Saparova interrupted and did not listen o him. He was unsatisfied by questions of A. Saparova; Korgan demanded to erase the dictophone record. A. Saparova has refused to do it.

Before going on stage, Korgan ordered his assistants to keep A. Saparova in his make-up room, while that she would not erase a dictophone record. There was a 30-years-old man in a suit and in a tie (by some information, it was a serviceman of local akimat supposedly) tried to take a dictophone by force. But, A. Saparova did not give him her dictophone. He threw her off door, deep into room and locked the door outside. As a result of it A. Saparova damaged his lip and leg.

The brother of A. Saparova and patrol policemen came to make-up room of B. Korgan. He could not liberate her from there. She has been there, untill editorial staff of the newspaper "Ak Zhayik" came into a theatre.

After the incident Aynur Saparova has filed a complaint with Department of Internal Affairs (Atyrau). Doctors have made a forensic medical examination. She had bruises and abrasions, corresponded to slight degree of damage.

The investigative officer Askar Kushkaliev has conducted a investigation by complaint of A. Saparova.
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