A 37-year-old man died in a local police station in Ekibastuz shortly after being detained, according to the website infohub.kz, citing the Pavlodar Regional Police Department.
The Telegram channel Qumash reported that the victim's relatives are investigating the circumstances of his death. According to the post, Rinat, a resident of the Solnechny settlement, died on August 11 at the police station of GRES-2. His sister said that the man was detained near his home and taken to the station, with his younger brother present. Half an hour later, the duty officer called Rinat's mother and asked her to come. The sister claims that the woman saw her son hanged behind bars. Relatives believe that the police are trying to present the incident as a suicide using a drawstring from shorts. The family has questions: why Rinat was detained, whether he was searched before being placed in a cell, and why officers did not prevent the tragedy.
The published footage shows a man lying in a room, surrounded by police officers who ask to stop filming. Voices of a man and a woman are heard accusing the officers of what happened.
A NUR.KZ correspondent sent a request to the press service of the Pavlodar Regional Police Department. The department reported that on August 11, a call was received about a drunk man disturbing public order in a courtyard and threatening a woman with physical violence. Arriving officers detained the troublemaker and took him to the police station. It was found that the man had previous convictions and had been repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility. The violator was placed in a special room, where he was later found unconscious. Despite medical assistance, the man died. Video recordings have been seized.