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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
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Case Summary
Kami was sentenced to 4 years for participation in mass riots, convicted on February 1, 2023. His sentence was later made harsher on appeal, transferring him to a strict regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Камиге 2023 жылғы 1 ақпанда жаппай тәртіпсіздіктерге қатысқаны үшін 4 жылға сот үкімі шығарылды. Кейін апелляциялық сот оның жазасын қатаңдатып, оны қатаң режимді түрмеге ауыстырды.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Article 272 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots)
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Darkhan Kami (TD case cmrppcpo, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmrppcpof0006xi5ex8ogjfgl. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#darkhan-kami).
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