Journalist Kuanysh Nurzhanov from news reporter became detained person during record of police raid
On April 04, 2015 correspondent of newspaper "Ne
Khabar?!" (Aktau) Kuanysh Nurzhanov has addressed to Press Officer of
Department of Internal Affairs (Mangistau Oblast) Azamat Sarsenbaev and
obtained warrant to participate in night police raid "Copse".On
April 04, 2015.On April 04, 2015 at 22.00 p.m. he has launched work together
with his colleagues from newspapers "Tumba", "Lada"
and television channel "Kazakhstan-Aktau" and
representatives of department of education. In the mid of raid, at 02.00 p.m.
only one teenager was detained; Kuanysh decided to continue his participation
in raid till morning, in order to collect additional facts.
During procedure of execution of raid'
documents, he had to wait in department of oblast administrative police near
detained persons. K. Nurzhanov once more inspected the dictophone for proper
functionality, in order to save time. One of the policemen has deemed his
actions as record of events which took a place in police station for example,
rude and obscene outcries of a police woman with regard to detained K.
Nurzhanov. Policemen took his
dictophone, identity card, press card, then from 02.00 to 03.00 a.m. Kuanysh
Nurzhanov was interrogated by colonel of police Nurzhan by name. Nurzhanov
responsed on his questions: "who are you?", "who did permit to
record?" "what right had you?"
Only, after telephone call addressed to for
editor-in-chief Saniya Toiken, he was released. His audio records made during
police raid and the other ones were erased.
