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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested inTaraz
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence16 years
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
He was accused of killing an NSC officer during protests in Taraz. He admitted to picking up a weapon but denied the killing, and CCTV footage supporting his claim was not presented at trial.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Article 287 of the Criminal Code ('illegal possession of firearms')
- 02Article 380 of the Criminal Code ('use of violence against a representative of the authorities')
- 03Article 287 of the Criminal Code (illegal possession of firearms)
- 04Article 380 of the Criminal Code (use of violence against a representative of the authorities)
03Related
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04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yerbol ZHUMANOV (PPW case cmmcdnjh, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdnjhh00051v3g99h7cvpa. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/726864,tough-year-for-human-rights-48-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan-political-repression-and-total-censorship-instead-of-reforms/#the-list-of-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan#yerbol-zhumanov).
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