A birthday celebration featuring fireworks ended in a 10-day administrative arrest for a 22-year-old Astana resident, infohub.kz reports.
The incident took place in the Kazakh capital, where two young men set off fireworks near the parking lot of a residential complex at midnight. Residents complained about the noise, and police officers arrived at the scene.
According to the Telegram channel "News of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan," officers identified the participants in the incident. They turned out to be young men aged 21 and 22.
"The investigation established that one of them had brought the fireworks to his friend's birthday. The young men set off the pyrotechnics to mark the occasion. However, the fireworks, launched at night, disturbed the residents' peace. In connection with this, the 22-year-old man was held administratively liable for disturbing the peace and petty hooliganism," the statement said.
Police noted that, by a court decision, he was arrested for 10 days. The second young man was also held liable for disturbing the nighttime peace.