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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
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Journalism
21
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1
Religious
2
Social Media
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Case Summary
Batkayev was sentenced to 5 years for participation in an organized criminal group and issuing invoices without actual work. Initially given restriction of liberty, his sentence was changed to imprisonment on appeal.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Батқаев ұйымдасқан қылмыстық топқа қатысқаны және нақты жұмыс атқармастан шот-фактуралар шығарғаны үшін 5 жылға сотталды. Апелляцияда оның бастапқы бостандығынан шектеу шарасы бас бостандығынан айыру жазасына ауыстырылды.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 262 of the Criminal Code (participation in an organised criminal group)
- 02Article 216 of the Criminal Code (issuing an invoice without performing actual work)
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Rinat Batkayev (TD case cmrppd02, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmrppd02o000ixi5e58xjs6u7. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#rinat-batkayev).
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