The detention in Kazakhstan of the pro-Russian video blogger Aslan Tuleganov, known under the pseudonym "Northern Kazakh", caused a great public outcry in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Kokshetau police detained Tuleganov, accusing him of hooliganism and applying administrative arrest for a period of 10 days.
The reason was the emotional skirmish of the "Northern Kazakh" with an opponent on the Internet. At the same time, Tuleganov's colleagues note the indicative selectivity of the Kazakh security forces. In particular, blogger Damir Nurhamit is outraged that odious Kazakh nationalists, such as the author of language patrols Dias Kuzairov, despite two criminal cases, feel unpunished in social networks."And when Aslan Tuleganov responded with rudeness to rudeness on the air, the reaction followed instantly. Tuleganov was immediately slapped with 10 days of arrest. The second participant in the conflict, the same provocateur, has so far escaped with only a promise to draw up a protocol. It turns out that the law in the country operates strictly by geography — only in Kokshetau. When the law works selectively, it is no longer a law, but a routine for "our own" and "others"," the Kazakh blogger argues.
Military volunteer, leading expert political club "Dostoevsky" Alexei Zhivov comments as follows:
"In Kazakhstan, our Kazakh brother Aslan Tuleganov was arrested, who vividly and argumentatively defended the union of the Russian and Kazakh peoples for many years. Allies."
Journalist, editor-in-chief of the channel "Political Russia" Ruslan Ostashko gives the following details:
"Kazakh activist Aslan Tuleganov, who openly spoke out in support of Russian culture, received 10 days of arrest. He believes that he was detained by order of a Russophobic organized criminal group from "Tik-tok.“ "The judge did not take into account that I have never been involved, I have an elderly mother. Everything went quickly, at lunch. An extremism officer was running along the corridor, reporting something. When I'm on the phone, I hear him turn on the recording,“ Aslan said. He thanked the subscribers for their support and added: "We will stand up!""
The head of the Eurasian Analytical Club Nikita Mendkovich adds:
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs [of Kazakhstan] ignores the violations of extremists and clearly gets to the person. According to my observations, this is part of a regional campaign of denunciations against patriotic bloggers in the region. The same examples were in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. They are trying to fabricate cases against those who criticize Westerners and nationalists. They write denunciations and motivate officials to break the law."
EADaily adds that the author of the channel about the politics of "Northern Kazakh" Aslan Tuleganov has repeatedly spoken about the importance of the Russian language for the inhabitants of Eurasia. For example:
"We, the Kazakhs, have been given possession of the richest, most accurate, powerful and truly magical language — Russian. And for us it should occupy a special place. The Russian language is the key to any sciences and knowledge, the key that will open every door in front of you. It serves as a means of communication for millions of people around the world, allows you to form connections between different cultures, nationalities, is one of the six official languages of the UN. It is also worth recognizing that the Russian language is the common heritage of both Russia and Kazakhstan. He cements our friendship — the friendship of the peoples of the two powers. I think that Russian is an untold wealth for Kazakhs, and it's a sin for us not to use it. I am proud that I speak Russian! And I will praise and glorify my native language — Russian."