Bureau: 71 percent of those detained during the January events were tortured

Bureau: 71 percent of those detained during the January events were tortured

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Today, on August 18, the International Bureau for Human Rights and Legal Bureau in Kazakhstan published a report on how the rights of detainees were violated due to the events of January.It was presented by the head of the Bureau, law defender Yevgeny Zhovtis.

At the beginning of the year, due to the peaceful protest against the prices of liquefied gas, due to the fact that in several ends of the year, more than ten thousand people were detained due to the fact that they were peaceful.Police spread out the protesters and called the citizens without warning.At least 238 people died during the event.Its six died in the investigation.

The authors of the report conducted a survey among 63 people, including minors and adults, including their lawyer, depending on the event of January.Thus, during the delivery of citizens to the department, police found out the law and medical care, which were in custody.

81% of respondents have not been prosecuted before.The previous case, according to Zhovtis, is convinced that civilians were responsible for violating the rules of peaceful congregation.

During January, the criminal disorder (52%) of the Criminal Code (52%) of the Criminal Code (52%), criminal or intimidation of explosives (13%), theft (12%), power representatives (11%), the authorities (11%).

According to the report, police used force when detained 63% of citizens.However, none of this situation, as a law enforcement officer, is not written to video recording.

43% of citizens said that during the detention of police or emergency staff did not present their service certificate.30% of the detainees “did not know who he had left himself.”In case of 59%, the police filled the protocol late for you from the relevant time specified in the law.

During the survey, lawyers said they could not be able to contact citizens who were detained especially in the first days of January.Instrumental restrictions on communication, the country’s “highlighted an emergency”.

According to the survey, 71% of detainees were tortured during the investigation.

Law enforcement officers offer several proposals to Kazakhstan’s authority as part of the report.Among it is to strengthen the requirements for police video, to explain the right to interpret the right to interpret the right to the detainee, to ensure the right to provide legal assistance, to carefully ensure the right to receive legal assistance, to take urgent effective measures to combat torture.

According to the beginning of August, 474 criminal cases were prosecuted and 717 convicted depending on the event of January.92 people were sentenced to prison.According to August 1, 286 people are in custody.

In connection with the event of January, hundreds of investigated people were tortured.It is now known that 15 law enforcement officers are investigating that torture and investigation used illegal methods.In Kazakhstan, complaints to the court of torture, a person who has used force is rare.

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