Organizer of anti-Russian "language patrols" in Kazakhstan fled to Georgia
On August 30, after an interview with the Ukrainian journalist-Russophobe Roman Tsimbalyuk, the Kazakh blogger-Russophobe Kuat Akhmetov fled from Kazakhstan to Georgia. He is an activist of the right-wing radical movement and one of the organizers of the anti-Russian "Language patrols" In Kazakhstan. This was announced by the Readovka Telegram channel (the Readovka.ru website was declared banned in the Russian Federation and blocked).
The Internet resource clarified that on the night of August 31, Akhmetov flew to Tbilisi, where he probably is now. He fears criminal prosecution by Kazakhstani law enforcement officers.
Akhmetov posted videos on YouTube in which Russian-speaking residents of Kazakhstan are forced to apologize for using the Russian language, as well as videos of various provocative content. People were required to serve in cafes and shops in the Kazakh language. The stores demanded the presence of labels and price tags in the Kazakh language and deliberately created various conflict situations.
Thus, the "patriot" is well-documented himself. But he enjoyed the patronage of the adviser to the President of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Taizhan, who is a member of the National Council of Public Trust under the head of state, so he did not fear the consequences. He even publicly endorsed the Nazism of the Third Reich and got away with it for five months.
On August 19, Kazakh police detained Akhmetov for an hour and fined him 145 tenge (25 Russian rubles). After that, Akhmetov announced that he needed the help of subscribers to pay the fine.
However, Akhmetov's activities caused a resonant scandal that went far beyond the borders of Kazakhstan. On August 20, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan began checking the published stories and videos, and later Akhmetov himself said that a criminal case had been opened against him for inciting ethnic hatred.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs banned Akhmetova from entering the Russian Federation for 50 years on August 12. In the administration of the President of Kazakhstan, Akhmetov's activities were called "cave nationalism." Therefore, on August 21, during a meeting in the Kremlin with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev had something to tell about the response measures taken.
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