A Kazakhstani man, Alimzhan Yeskarayev, has reported demands to remove photographs and data of people previously convicted of crimes against the sexual inviolability of minors. According to him, after the publications, a police report was filed against him and legal action was taken in court.
HOW THE PUBLICATIONS CAME ABOUT
According to the Telegram channel HALYQSTAN, Alimzhan Yeskarayev used the open register of the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Records of the Prosecutor General's Office to prepare regional compilations.
The publications contained information about several dozen people from Aktau and the Mangystau Region, as well as Taldykorgan and the Zhetisu Region. After this, according to Yeskarayev, the individuals featured in the publications and their relatives began calling him demanding that the photographs be removed.
WHAT YESKARAYEV SAYS
Yeskarayev claims he did not use other people's social media pages or closed databases. According to him, he took the photographs and personal details from an official open resource.
He also stated that he does not call for harassment, threats or vigilante justice. At the same time, according to him, after the publications, threats were already being directed at him by relatives of the people whose data had been published.
WHY THE INFORMATION REMAINS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
The publication notes that serving a sentence does not in itself mean the automatic removal of information from the open register.
The rules provide for the publication of information about persons at liberty who have committed certain crimes against the sexual inviolability of minors. Personal details, photographs, information about the conviction and place of residence may be publicly accessible without indicating the flat number.
At the same time, the same rules provide for separate grounds for removing such information from publication.
