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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
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21
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Case Summary
Shilibayev was sentenced to 8 years for attacks on buildings and participation in mass riots, specifically in the 'seizure of Almaty airport' case during the January protests. He pleaded not guilty.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Шилибаев ғимараттарға шабуыл жасап, жаппай тәртіпсіздіктерге қатысқаны үшін 8 жылға сотталды, қаңтардағы наразылықтар кезінде «Алматы әуежайын басып алу» ісі бойынша кінәлі деп танылды. Ол өзін кінәсіз деп таныды.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 269 of the Criminal Code (attacks on buildings)
- 02Article 272 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots)
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Yermuhamet Shilibaev (TD case cmrppcvp, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmrppcvpd000dxi5ep92glour. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#yermuhamet-shilibaev).
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