Amangeldy Batyrbekov was released He was not acquitted

Earlier,  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. On January 28, 2016 he was released directly in court room. Board of Appeals of South Kazakhstan Oblast Court has quashed the sentence which was passed by Saryagash District Court on non-exonerating grounds. 

According to rule of the appelate instance, Deputy Prosecutor of Saryagash District of South Kazakhstan Oblast Nurlan Saparov should file not private complaint of slander and civil servant with filing of complaint under article 411 "Calumniation with regard to a judge, a juror, a public prosecutor, an investigator, a person who carries on an investigation, an expert member, an officer of justice, an officer of the court" of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Department of Internal Affairs. 

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.