On October 30, 2015 Specialized Interdistrict Court of Criminal Cases (Pavlodar Oblast) has passed sentence towards case over extortion from oblast akim (governor) K. Bozumbaev.
VIENNA, 27 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the shutdown of yet another media outlet in Kazakhstan, a move that can further limit free expression and free media in the country.