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Serik Shalabayev, Head of the Criminal Prosecution Service of the Prosecutor General’s Office, at an enlarged meeting of the board of the supervisory authority, reported on 203 criminal cases on the facts of torture of detainees after the January events and the detention of 9 law enforcement officers on these facts, Kazinform reports citing the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
“The General Prosecutor’s Office has special control over the issues of respect for the rights of persons detained during and after the riots. To date, 203 criminal cases of torture and abuse of power have been opened, the most high-profile of them being investigated by special prosecutors. During the pre-trial proceedings, 9 employees were identified and detained, suspected of using unlawful methods of investigation against the detainees. The prosecutor’s office received 283 applications for unlawful methods of investigation and the use of torture,” Shalabaev said.