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Home of the Deputy editor-in-chief of the Forbes Kazakhstan magazine was searched again

31 may 2018

"I was serached again," Alexander Vorotilov wrote on his Facebook page.

Later Alexander's wife told that field investigators seized the old computer and left quickly without having any documents left on the actions made by them.

As it was reported police searched the editorial office of Forbes.kz on April 2. According to Askar Aukenov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, the searches were held at the request of Zeynulla Kakimzhanov. On the same day, the police detained deputy editor of the journal Alexander Vorotilov and staff members of online news edition Ratel.kz Marat Asipov, Sapa Mekebayev and Anna Kalashnikova., they were released the ame evening after several hours of interrogation. Alexander Vorotilov said that a pre-trial investigation was launched under article 274 part 3 of the criminal code (dissemination of false information). Alexander Vorotilov is recognozed the witness with the right of protection in this case is. Documents, computers and mobile phones of all journalists were seized by police.

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