Just A Year: Anti-war Activist In Almaty Pre-trial Detention Center

Yakut punk musician and activist Aikhal Ammosov, who left Kazakhstan, spoke about this, reports Orda.kz.

Information has surfaced that Pavel Vladimirov, an 18-year-old native of Voronezh, is in an Almaty pre-trial detention center. The Yakut anti-war activist and punk musician Aikhal Ammosov (Igor Ivanov), who was also in a pre-trial detention center for a year, spoke about him. Ammosov left Kazakhstan a few days ago and flew to Germany on a humanitarian visa. 

The German-based political movement Union of Post-Soviet Left reported about Vladimirov.

They say Vladimirov hung leaflets and painted graffiti with anti-war content in Voronezh. It is unclear how long he has been in Kazakhstan. Reportedly, he was arrested on September 4, a day after he was added to the list of extremists and terrorists in the Russian Federation.

Meanwhile, as the Union of Post-Soviet Left notes, Pavel Vladimirov is not on the federal wanted list. 

The above report contains the arrested activist's letter from the pretrial detention center:

I'm fine. I'll have to serve one year in a pre-trial detention center, and then I'll be released. I have a good and experienced lawyer who will help me.

Kazakhstani human rights activists have known about his situation, and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights is handling it.

KMBHR director Denis Dzhivaga told an Orda.kz journalist that they hope for the same outcome as Aikhal Ammosov and Denis Kozak had – an extradition arrest for a year, no extradition to Russia, and an opportunity to leave Kazakhstan. 

We hope that it will be the same way, but, as they say: 'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.' Now we have submitted documents for refugee status, and they will consider it. But everything is resolved diplomatically. If someone accepts him, and the Kazakh authorities release him, then that will be good, said Dzhivaga.

He noted that no Russian has obtained refugee status so far and highlighted a similar unlikelihood for Vladimirov.

Denis Dzhivaga also spoke about the charges:

As far as I know from the case materials, according to the FSB, he allegedly tried to join the "Freedom of Russia" legion and fight in Ukraine. Therefore, he is charged with extremist activity. 

Denis Dzhivaga recalled that there have already been precedents in Kazakhstan when activists detained at the request of the Russian Federation and faced extremist charges were nevertheless released. 

In another letter, Pavel Vladimirov writes:

Everything is fine with me. Only one snitch gave us away, and because of him we were sent to the specialized prodol (specific section in the pretrial detention center - Ed.). His name is Yevgeny Nakaznenko. He has the article "discrediting" in the Russian Federation. Don't come into contact with him, he is a vile person. 

Orda.kz has also written about Yevgeny Nakaznenko.

He is a native of Kazakhstan and has Russian citizenship. He has lived in Kazakhstan and is known as the founder of the Oskemen language. In the Russian Federation, he is wanted for "fakes about the army" and "calls for terrorism." Nakaznenko was detained on September 17 at the Almaty airport.

We asked Denis Dzivaga whether he knew why the reasons behind the conflict.

People are not in the best conditions in pre-trial detention centers and they may have some conflict situations. But this has nothing to do with our activities. Perhaps something happened, but I don't know for sure, Denis Dzhivaga answered.

Dzhivaga says, among the critics of Russia's war, only Vladimirov and Nakaznenko will remain in custody.

Original Author: Igor Ulitin