In Almaty, a Russian citizen (her name has not been disclosed) was detained at the airport, allegedly previously associated with the headquarters of political activist Alexei Navalny. This was reported on September 1 by the Kazakh publication Orda.kz.
According to the publication, the Russian woman was wanted on an interstate search warrant "on suspicion of committing crimes against property." She is currently being prepared for extradition to Russia.
As SOTA reports, citing lawyer Murat Adam, the detainee is Yulia Emelyanova, who worked as an observer in Navalny's headquarters. She was arrested at the airport on August 31.
According to her lawyer, the young woman is being held in a pre-trial detention center. She was transiting through Almaty to a third country.
Previously, Murat Adam participated in the defense of Russian citizens detained in Kazakhstan for extradition purposes. Among them was Yakut musician Aikhal Ammosov (Igor Ivanov), who managed to secure release and leave for Germany.