Daryn Nursapar released

On January 17, the penal chamber of the East Kazakhstan regional court quashed the decision  of the specialized court for administrative offenses of Ust-Kamenogorsk on the appeal of the prosecutor's office. The term of arrest of jourrnalist Daryn Nursapar was been reduced from 15 days to 7 days.

Now the journalist is at home. His mobile phone has not yet been returned to him.

As it was reported, on his Facebook page Nursapar posted a video of the rally that took place on January 5 in the capital of the region.

On January 9, he was brought to administrative responsibility under article 488 part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Breach of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the procedure for organizing and holding peaceful meeting, rally, march, pickets and demonstration or another public event or obstruction of their organizing or holding, and equally participation in illegal meetings, rallies, marches, demonstrations, if these actions do not have the signs of a criminally punishable act).