Police car on a street in Alma-AtaALMA-ATA, Mar 15 Court Almalinsky district of Alma-Ata sentenced two Kazakhstanis to five years in prison for posts on social networks in which they incited hatred against persons of Russian nationality, the press service of the court reported. «The court established that defendants B. and N. since 2018 have been publishing posts on their pages on the social network aimed at inciting national and social hatred, insulting the national honor and dignity of persons of Russian nationality,» the court said on its Facebook page. In addition, according to the court, «the defendants called for the use physical force against persons of Russian nationality, pointing out the inferiority of citizens of Russian nationality on the basis of their nationality and race.» In addition, one of the defendants «called for a change in the political system, propagating advocated a violent seizure of power and a violent change in the constitutional order, offering to bring criminals who are outside the Republic of Kazakhstan to power. «According to the press service, the defendants did not admit guilt in their deeds, but did not deny the authorship of these posts in social networks. «The court found guilty … and sentenced each of them to five years in prison to be served in an institution of the penitentiary system of medium security,» the message says.
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