Foreigner Suspected of Distributing Extremist Literature Detained in Almaty

Almaty. May 21. KazTAG – A foreigner suspected of distributing extremist literature was detained in Almaty, - the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

Almaty police officers, with the assistance of the National Security Committee Department and special forces, detained a foreign citizen. He conducted religious rites, including occult ones, and also distributed materials containing signs of the ideology of an extremist organization whose activities are prohibited in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The authorized searches, items and materials relevant to the investigation were seized.

It is indicated that a criminal case has been opened against the detainee, he has been placed in a temporary detention facility.

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