Bulletin circulation of Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan “Solidarnost” was seized
14 december 2012
December 14, 2012
Policemen have stopped a car of Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on a exit from printing house in the morning on December 14, 2012 in Almaty. There was a printed circulation (totally, 99 copies) of the information block “Solidarnost”. Activists of movement Arman Ozhabayev and George Epstein attended this circulation.
Police officers said that the information block was able to contain information and materials, aimed at the propaganda, or agitation of violent change of constitutional system (Article 344 of Code of Administrative Violations of the Republic of Kazakhstan); the circulation was seized, Arman and George were sent to Almaty District Department of Internal Affairs. They have been there around one hour.
During this time, the detention protocol was not written, Arman Ozhabayev should write an explanatory note, but George Epstein denied to write it, because he had been a citizen of the Russian Federation. Epstein insisted on meeting with Ambassador of the Russian Federation and Public Prosecutor. Policemen did not satisfy his requests.
At the present time Arman Ozhabayev and George Epstein are in the Department of Information Policy and Media Monitoring of Department of Internal Policy of Almaty. Specialists of department make analysis of publication, concerning breach of the law “On Mass Media” and article 344 “Preparation, storage, import, conveyance, distribution of media output on territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan” of Code of Administrative Violations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Activists of the Socialist Movement said that this issue was devoted to anniversary of events in Janaozen, recent news, international campaign of solidarity with workers of Kazakhstan and analytics of the pension reform of Kazakhstan. There were no any materials, exhorted to change of constitutional system of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the bulletin.
Policemen have stopped a car of Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on a exit from printing house in the morning on December 14, 2012 in Almaty. There was a printed circulation (totally, 99 copies) of the information block “Solidarnost”. Activists of movement Arman Ozhabayev and George Epstein attended this circulation.
Police officers said that the information block was able to contain information and materials, aimed at the propaganda, or agitation of violent change of constitutional system (Article 344 of Code of Administrative Violations of the Republic of Kazakhstan); the circulation was seized, Arman and George were sent to Almaty District Department of Internal Affairs. They have been there around one hour.
During this time, the detention protocol was not written, Arman Ozhabayev should write an explanatory note, but George Epstein denied to write it, because he had been a citizen of the Russian Federation. Epstein insisted on meeting with Ambassador of the Russian Federation and Public Prosecutor. Policemen did not satisfy his requests.
At the present time Arman Ozhabayev and George Epstein are in the Department of Information Policy and Media Monitoring of Department of Internal Policy of Almaty. Specialists of department make analysis of publication, concerning breach of the law “On Mass Media” and article 344 “Preparation, storage, import, conveyance, distribution of media output on territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan” of Code of Administrative Violations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Activists of the Socialist Movement said that this issue was devoted to anniversary of events in Janaozen, recent news, international campaign of solidarity with workers of Kazakhstan and analytics of the pension reform of Kazakhstan. There were no any materials, exhorted to change of constitutional system of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the bulletin.
