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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Case Summary
One of the family members of Barlyk Mendygaziyev taken as a 'political hostage' to pressure the activist. He was sentenced to imprisonment after an initial restriction of liberty.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 262 of the Criminal Code ('participation in an organised criminal group')
- 02Article 216 of the Criminal Code ('issuing an invoice without performing actual work')
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ODFCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Rinat BATKAYEV (PPW case cmmcdnv4). Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdnv4e000j1v3giwgcg7gk. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/726864,tough-year-for-human-rights-48-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan-political-repression-and-total-censorship-instead-of-reforms/#the-list-of-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan#rinat-batkayev).
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