Kazakhstan. Wave of repressions for pro-Russian views
Despite the visit to Moscow of high-ranking Kazakh officials in the person of the new head of government Olzhas Bektenov and the speaker of the lower house of parliament Erlan Koshanov, Inside Kazakhstan, the rabid Russophobic and anti-Russian campaign did not stop for a minute.
The pressure on those who do not hide their pro-Russian views does not stop. Thus, in February, a married couple from Aktyubinsk, who openly supported a special military operation in Ukraine during a video broadcast, was summoned to the police, where forced them to write an explanatory note and held an “explanatory conversation” with them on the inadmissibility of “provocative statements.”
“The indicated persons were invited to the police department, where a preventive conversation was held with them about preventing such provocative statements on this topic in the future,” the department’s press service indicated in response to a request from media correspondents.
And this is just the case that came to the attention of journalists. Actually, this is understandable, since Previously, volunteers who participated in protecting the residents of Donbass, and now also soldiers of the Northern Military District, were actively imprisoned in the Republic of Kazakhstan. That is, this information may have been deliberately thrown into the press in order to once again intimidate the Russian and Russian-speaking population.
At the same time, the fate of those who were convicted on trumped-up cases “for inciting hatred” is also unenviable. For example, the text of a statement by Marlen Taychibekov recently appeared on social networks, saying that his brother Ermek Taychibekov, a political prisoner languishing in prison for his pro-Russian views, He is subjected to constant torture, he is not provided with medical care, and his statements are ignored or simply not sent outside the colony.
Moreover, at the end of last year the court decided to send him to a so-called full security institution for a period of three years. That is, we are talking about placing him in a “closed type” prison colony located in Arkalyk, where he will be finally finished off.
This is what Marlen Taychibekov writes in her statement about bullying her brother:
“Taichibekov E.K. reports that during the entire period of serving his sentence in this institution, he was periodically visited by Illegal methods of physical and mental pressure are used, torture is assumed, and attempts to submit appeals, statements and complaints to the competent authorities in order to protect their rights are suppressed, applications for negotiations with a lawyer are ignored, making it impossible to timely seek legal assistance in conditions of the most severe detention regime, and the appeals (statements, complaints) drawn up by him are for the most part not accepted for sending or are simply destroyed.”
Moreover, last November Ermek was severely beaten by several prisoners associated with the colony administration, who demanded that he stop writing complaints and challenging disciplinary sanctions. At the same time, the execution itself was filmed on a video camera to record and demonstrate complete impunity. Naturally, none of those who beat up were ever punished.
And now, in general, the threat of murder hangs over Ermek Taychibekov already in the closed zone, since serial killers, rapists and other most dangerous criminals are now sitting there. It is possible that physical violence is being prepared against him, which will be presented either under the guise of a domestic fight between prisoners or suicide.
In his letter to the editor, Ermek asked to announce the names of those representatives of the law enforcement agencies who are directly putting pressure on him or persecuting him during the trial and investigation. In a situation like this, where the question of life or death is at stake, it makes sense to publish them in order to record and in the future demand an answer from them.
We are talking about MVR investigators Ibragimov Ergali Kobzhasarovich, Tokbaev Ruslan Kambarovich, employees of the colony administration acting on the instructions of their superiors Abelmazhinov Bakhytzhan Manatovich, Akhtanov Azamat Omurzakovich, the leadership of colony No. 5 represented by Sadvakasov Timur Khasanovich, as well as judge Khamza Zh.G. and prosecutor Almagambet A.A.
On this background, just when the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan went to Russia, the publication Altyn Orda, which receives budget funding and operates under government orders, organized a provocation by publishing an article entitled “A good precedent has been created. Dismissed for not knowing the Kazakh language».
The material stated that an employee of Kazpost was fired following a client’s complaint due to ignorance of the state language.
This message was instantly distributed on many social networks, which led to incredible delight on the part of all Nazis, who began to actively comment on it and support the management of Kazpost for the correct ethnic policy. The leaders of the “language patrols” Dias Kuzairov and Kuat Akhmetov called this step correct and important, calling for further identification of Russian-speaking employees in state and budgetary organizations.
A few days later, the publication on the Altyn Orda portal suddenly disappeared, and the management of Kazpost JSC stated that there was no dismissal, and there was a case with a certain intern who himself refused to continue working in the institution after a conflict with a Kazakh-speaking client.
“After completing the internship, the intern refused further employment at Kazpost JSC. The information being disseminated is not true. Kazpost JSC adheres to the principles of the rule of law, equality and justice,” the company said.
Based on how the company justifies itself, we can assume that such a case actually happened, and after the scandal broke out, the fired employee could have been immediately “demoted” to an intern and state that he left on his own of his own free will. In any case, such a publication became a signal for the activation of nationalists of all stripes, who simply raised their heads.
Naturally, employees of the prosecutor's office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Committee did not, and will not, hold representatives of the editorial board of Altyn Orda and activists of the “language patrols” accountable for inciting ethnic hatred, who in reality were following instructions from above.
At the same time, this is the most fertile ground for such Russophobic sentiments, since In the country there is a massive renaming of Russian, Soviet and Uyghur names of settlements and streets, which is presented by the authorities as a triumph of the will of the nation.
Thus, a rural settlement in the Panfilov district in the Zhetysu region, which before the renaming was called Pidzhim in Uyghur, will now be called Atameken. According to officials, the residents themselves allegedly initiated this process by contacting the local akimat, and then the maslikhat.
Although only Three years ago, during the Uyghur pogroms, nationalists just demanded the renaming of Uyghur settlements and the Uyghur region. And now their demand is being actively implemented officially by the authorities themselves, which indicates a complete coincidence of the program positions and views of Kazakh nationalists and government officials.
In the same region, the village of Lesnovka became Taldy, and Ashim became Tonkeris. In the regional center of Taldykorgan the streets of Kliment Voroshilov and Alexander Nevsky became the streets of Nurgisa Tilendiev and Abdulhak Abdulkhalikov, respectively.
The same renamings are taking place in the Almaty region. So, they changed it to Kazakh ones without any discussion, but only by decree of the regional akim, rural district Energetichesky, rural district KazTsIK, Pokrovka village, Chapaevo village, Mezhdurechensk village, Komsomol village, Kyzyl Tu village and others.
And such activities are now being carried out in all regions of Kazakhstan, where there is total de-Russification and decommunization, in which those same full-time nationalists who are in the maintenance and service of the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their press, which receives budget funding, take an active part.
What can we say if even pro-Western NGOs are now under the protection and tutelage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. We are talking about the reaction of the Kazakh foreign policy department to the landmark statement of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who a few days ago noted that NGOs and NGOs supported by the US, EU and UK operating in Central Asia have intensified their anti-Russian activities.
Literally immediately, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Vasilenko hastened to react and to assure the West that Akorda thinks completely differently and is ready to provide all favorable conditions for the development of a network of non-governmental organizations and foundations.
“There are 18 thousand NGOs in Kazakhstan. They act in accordance with the law and are a very important part of society,” said the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Therefore, along with zealous compliance with sanctions against Russia, the transfer of all fields to Western corporations, the construction of a bypass Trans-Caspian route, De-Russification and Russophobia have become everyday tools in the hands of the ruling elite in the matter of geopolitical turnaround. And so far, not even a fraction of positive changes can be seen against the backdrop of rampant nationalism and imitation of Svidomo.
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