Criminal proceedings were initiated against representatives of the group known as "separatists" in North Kazakhstan. The group created the "Labor People's Council" and declared independence from Kazakhstan. The press service of the General Prosecutor's Office reported that the pre-trial investigation had begun, Adyrna national portal wrote with reference to the Zakon.kz site.
The video about the social group's desire for separatism was actively distributed on social networks and it became a public debate.
"On March 30, 2023, the Department of the National Security Committee for the North Kazakhstan Region started a pre-trial investigation on the said fact under Article 180, Part 2 of the Criminal Code (Promoting separatism in a group of people using the mass media). In social networks, "People's Committee of the city of Petropavlovsk "On posting a video about the establishment of the Labor Council", - said the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
