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Founder of the FBRK, Kirill Pavlov, was taken to the Kostanay police department on the morning of 14 November, where they intend to hold a court hearing on an administrative case under Part 4 of Article 456-2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The journalist was on a work trip when police officers arrived at his rented apartment and, under the pretext of taking a statement, forcibly took him to the department. According to Pavlov, they want to try him directly inside the police station.

In Kazakhstan, amendments have been proposed to the Law "On Mass Media", which would effectively require journalists to obtain separate permission each time they use images before publishing them. According to experts, this initiative could create additional restrictions for media representatives and complicate the fulfilment of their professional duties.

State labour inspectors have identified wage arrears at 394 enterprises across the country. Payments were delayed for more than 9,800 workers, with the total amount of debt exceeding 2.3 billion tenge.

The Prosecutor General’s Office has reported the extradition of a citizen of Kazakhstan from the Republic of Lithuania. The man had been on the international wanted list for 17 years on suspicion of murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

Carp infected with E. coli, caught from the wastewater reservoir of Kokshetau — Lake Myrzakolsor — is being sold at markets in Astana and Petropavlovsk. This was reported at a meeting of the ethics council while summarising the results of an analysis of external corruption risks.