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Embassy of Russian Federation in Kazakhstan has not any relation to beating of operator TV Company “Mir”

15 april 2009
On April 13, 2009 Foundation “Adil soz” distributed information on that on April 09, 2009 operator of TV Company “Mir” Vyacheslav Vodnev was beaten by police officers. They have secured territory of the embassy of Russian Federation in Astana.

The information was received from staff of TV Company Mir. There was no any information on departmental affiliation of security officers, who used force in relation to journalist.

Employees of Security Office Kuzet have worked near Russian Embassy. They have been guilty persons in this case.

Press Service of the Embassy of Russian Federation distributed press release. There was information of next content. Embassy of Russian Federation had no any relation to incident between Kazakhstan’s police officers and Kazakhstan’s journalists.

Embassy of Russian Federation sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan note, where they asked not to admit such incidents on the territory of Russian Diplomatic Mission.
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