In Almaty, Tajiks kidnapped their compatriot and demanded a ransom

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, a citizen of Tajikistan contacted the police regarding his compatriot, a 32-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, who went to a meeting and did not return.
The police established that he had been kidnapped. A criminal case was initiated regarding the kidnapping (Article 125 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

According to the investigation, he was kidnapped and held captive in a rented apartment in the Medeu district of Almaty. Police special forces conducted an operation and detained six citizens of Tajikistan.

The head of the organized crime department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Almaty, Zhanat Nurgaliev, reported that the citizens of Tajikistan kidnapped their compatriot with the aim of demanding a ransom of 20 thousand dollars. According to him, the kidnappers beat him, and the entire process was filmed on video.

Other details of the case are currently unknown. The opinions of the detainees or their lawyers are also unavailable.