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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationOpposition politician and former Editor-in-chief of Tribune newspaper
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence6 years
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Zhanbolat Mamai is an opposition leader detained for organizing a memorial rally and allegedly involvement in the January 2022 events. He was sentenced to six years of probation with strict bans on political, civic, and journalistic activities.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Жанболат Мамай — оппозиционный лидер, задержанный за организацию мемориального митинга и предполагаемую причастность к событиям января 2022 года. Он был приговорен к шести годам условного срока с жестким запретом на политическую, гражданскую и журналистскую деятельность.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Dissemination of Deliberately False Information
- 02Organisation of Mass Riots
- 03Insulting a representative of the authorities
- 04Organizing an illegal rally
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. Article 400
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 1, 2022
Sentence served
4y 5mo / 6 years
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Zhanbolat Mamai (TD case cmply0b5, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmply0b5s00001vgwlj34cqm4. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/sobstvennaya-informacziya-po-angl/zhanbolat-mamai-convicted/).
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