Arrest was prolonged till 10 July for Zhanbolat Mamay

On May 31, court extended the arrest to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper «Tribuna. Sayashi Kalam» Zhanbolat Mamay for one more month - until July 10.

According to Zhanbolat Mamay’s wife, Inga Imanbay, the court motivated its decision by the fact that the verdict in the case of the ex-head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov has not yet entered into legal force, and therefore the journalist's case can not be considered yet.

Mamay’s father also came to the court in spite of the fact than recently he was hospitalized in the pre-stroke condition and is still being treated in a hospital.

Searches in the editorial office of newspaper “Tribuna. Sayasi Kalam” and in the house of its editor-in-chief Zhanbolat Mamay were conducted on February 10, 2017. Later the same day Zhanbolat Mamay was detained by officers of National Anti-Corruption Bureau within the scope of investigation of the case over embezzlement of “BTA” bank funds by Mukhtar Ablyazov.

On February 11, 2017 Medeu District Court of Almaty sanctioned arrest of the editor-in-chief of “Tribuna” newspaper Zhanbolat Mamay for two months within the frameworks of investigation of the criminal case on embezzlement “BTA Bank” funds by Mukhtar Ablyazov.

On 20 February Almaty City Court dismissed Mamay’s appeal and refused to change the pre-trial restriction from arrest to bail. 

On 21 February the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Tribuna. Sayasi Kalam” Zhanbolat Mamay informed from pre-trial detention center #18 informed of beating, extortion and serious reasons to be under apprehension of his life. After the active interference of human rights groups Mamay was transferred to another cell.

On 01 April court prolonged arrest for Z. Mamay till 10 May. On April 27 court prolonged arrest for editor-in-chief of newspaper «Tribuna. Sayasi Kalam» Zhanbolat Mamay till 10 June.