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One of suspected persons in attack on Ularbek Baitalak was detained

27 august 2012
August 27, 2012

The investigative officer of Tselinograd District Department of Internal Affairs of Akmola Oblast, who conducted a case on attack on journalist Ularbek Baitalak, said to him about the detention of one of the suspected persons. He has given confessionary statements; was released, prior to end of investigation on his own recognizance. Policemen found his documents he was carrying. They promised him that all offenders, who attacked him would be detained.

Ularbek Baitalak continues his in-patient treatment. He has concussion of the brain, severe injuries, a fracture of ribs and broken teeth.

The journalist and employee of the national archives Ularbek Baitailak was attacked around midnight on August 07, 2012 near his home in the suburbs of the Kazakh capital, Astana. A first medical aid was given to him. Ularbek Baitailak was taken the next day to the trauma and orthopaedic centre in Astana with severe injuries. His articles were published in newspapers such as, “DAT” , “Tortinshi Bilik” (“Fourth Estate”) and in the magazine “Altyn Tamyr” (“Golden Root”) and e.g.
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