The detention of a musician in Kazakhstan is an isolated case that does not give rise to doubts about the seriousness of the terrorist threat

Press Secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov statedthat the detention of a Kyrgyz musician in Kazakhstan is an isolated case, giving no reason to doubt the seriousness of the terrorist threat in the country.

Earlier, Kazakhstan complied with the demand of Kyrgyzstan and released the musician, who was accused of participating in the riots. On January 9, the Qazaqstan state channel released a video in which a beaten man detained on suspicion of rioting admits that he had come to Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan to participate in rallies. For this he was allegedly paid $ 200. The name of the detainee was not indicated, but the popular jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov was recognized in him.

This confirmed and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. According to representatives of the department, on the eve of the New Year, Ruzakhunov was invited to Almaty to hold concerts, but after January 2 he stopped communicating.

Later, the state television channel of Kazakhstan deleted the video with Ruzakhunov.

The Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan demanded from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the republic to initiate a criminal case of torture against the musician. The Ministry of Justice believes that the situation with Ruzakhunov may “be an indicator of a large-scale and / or systematic use of the practice of torture against foreign citizens in order to obtain an unsubstantiated confession of guilt in committing any crimes and allegedly participation in the events that took place in Kazakhstan in the first decade of January 2022. of the year”.

Recall that the Russian billionaire Igor Rybakov, who is in Almaty, also complained that he was “mistaken for a terrorist.” “Do I really look like this? There is a video of me walking at gunpoint. But so far I can not throw it off – there is no Internet. It’s good that everything ended well. ” told he.

Former President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev statedthat the bandits attacked morgues at night and took away the bodies of the militants.

“The bandits attacked morgues at night, took and took away the bodies of their dead accomplices, they also took the bodies of the militants right from the battlefield. This is the practice of international terrorists of known origin. This is how they cover their tracks, ”Tokayev said.