Leader of Movement "Adilet" Amangeldy Batyrbekov has become new prisoner of freedom of speech

The  new prisoner of freedom of speech took a place in Kazakhstan. Saryagash District Court of South Kazakhstan Oblast has sentenced Chairman of Public Association "Adilet" Amangeldy Batyrbekov to one year and six months of deprivation of liberty. The Deputy Prosecutor of Saryagash District of South Kazakhstan Oblast Nurlan Saparov has filed a suit against him and charged him with slander. 

The charges originated from article "Neither Law, Nor God or Shall General Prosecutor's Office take into account appeal for aid of innocent persons?" by Amangeldy Batyrbekov which was published in the newspaper "Adilet" on April 10, 2015. Amangeldy Batyrbekov stumbled at  legality of actions of the Deputy Prosecutor of Saryagash District of South Kazakhstan Oblast Nurlan Saparov, concerning two cases: two young pewrsons were charged with robberry and also, case over probable illegal seizure of property with participation of officers of Department of Justice of Saryagash District. In trial, A. Batyrbekov insisted, that his arguments have been grounded on his personal internal conviction. 

This article was published under column "Attention to Prosecutor-General of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Daulbaev!"; Amangeldy Batyrbekov and newspaper "Adilet" hoped, that General prosecutor's Office should take control of these two high-profile cases, control their legitimacy and justification. 

The previous sentence of deprivation of liberty towards charge with slander was pronounced on writer Alpamys Bekturganov in 2009 in Uralsk.