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Correspondent of newspaper «Golos Respubliki» Andrey Tsukanov was attacked

7 august 2012
August 07, 2012

Correspondent of newspaper "Golos Respubliki" Andrey Tsukanov was attacked by unknown persons on the night of August 05, 2012. Andrey Tsukanov has told that on the way to his house, suddenly someone came up from behind and hit him with hard object on his head. Tsukanov has lost consciousness.

Attackers took his passport, bank card, editorial certificate, mobile phones and train ticket( in particular, Andrey Tsukanov had to go to Taraz for coverage of the trial over human rights defender Vadim Kuramshin).

Andrey Tsukanov can not believe that this attack is connected with his professional activity. He has filed a complaint with Department of Internal Affairs of Almalinsk District. Policemen said to him that it was a third case in Almalinsk district in a short time.
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