Wednesday, 01 March 2006
KAZAKH DEMONSTRATION ORGANIZERS JAILED, FINED
By empty (3/1/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A court in Almaty on 28 February sentenced the organizers of an unsanctioned 26 February demonstration, activists from the opposition group For a Just Kazakhstan, to fines and short jail terms, Russia\'s \"Vremya novostei\" reported the following day. Tolen Tokhtasynov and Asylbek Kozhakhmetov were sentenced to 15 days in jail, Amirzhan Kosanov and Marzhan Aspandiyarova to 10 days, and Bulat Abilov and Petr Svoik to five days. Gulzhan Ergalieva was fined $300, while For a Just Kazakhstan head Zharmakhan Tuyakbai and Oraz Zhandosov were fined $200 each.
A court in Almaty on 28 February sentenced the organizers of an unsanctioned 26 February demonstration, activists from the opposition group For a Just Kazakhstan, to fines and short jail terms, Russia\'s \"Vremya novostei\" reported the following day. Tolen Tokhtasynov and Asylbek Kozhakhmetov were sentenced to 15 days in jail, Amirzhan Kosanov and Marzhan Aspandiyarova to 10 days, and Bulat Abilov and Petr Svoik to five days. Gulzhan Ergalieva was fined $300, while For a Just Kazakhstan head Zharmakhan Tuyakbai and Oraz Zhandosov were fined $200 each. The report noted that all those who received jail time were placed in detention immediately after sentencing despite a stipulated 10-day period in which they are legally allowed to appeal. The unsanctioned demonstration was held to honor the memory of slain opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev. (RFE/RL)
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