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ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Prosecutor General’s Office announced March 13 that Astana’s Yessil District Court has determined the so called “Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan” (DCK) unregistered movement as extremist and, hence, its activity illegal. The movement, led by fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, is said to have systematically spread the idea of seizing power and incited social enmity and discord.
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The statement indicated the movement “propagates forcible change of Kazakhstan’s constitutional order” and thus qualifies as extremist. Its activities have been banned across the country.
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Source: The Astana Times
