(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Six people died as a
result of torture during the January riots in Kazakhstan, country's
Ombudsperson Elvira Azimova said, Trend reports citing Kazakh media.
She noted that earlier this year eight deaths from torture were
reported. However, the Prosecutor General's Office only confirmed
six cases.
'This is also consistent with our information, which we
ourselves received as part of the activities of social activists
and independent participants,” she said.
She also commented on how many were recognized as victims of
torture after the January events.
“There is no final figure as of now. As the investigation
progresses, more information appears. If, for example, in
mid-January there were reports on up to 10 criminal cases, later
this number reached 100. This number changes as the investigation
progresses,” Azimova added.
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