A celebration marking the birth of a child ended in administrative arrest for a 35-year-old Astana resident after a nighttime fireworks display set off between apartment blocks disturbed neighbors and drew the attention of police, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the media portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the man staged a pyrotechnic show in the courtyard of one of the capital's residential complexes. The loud blasts disrupted the rest of residents in nearby buildings, after which police officers arrived at the scene.
"As the police established, the celebratory event was accompanied by loud pyrotechnic sounds that disturbed the peace of residents in nearby buildings. Administrative protocols were drawn up against the man for petty hooliganism and disturbing the peace. By a court decision, he was given an administrative penalty in the form of a five-day arrest," the ministry's statement said.
Police reminded the public that using pyrotechnics in a way that disrupts public order and the peace of citizens carries legal liability, and that celebratory events should not disturb those around them.
It was previously reported that five-day arrests were handed down in Astana to local residents who set off pyrotechnics near an educational institution in honor of their friend's birthday.