According to the police, he extorted a significant amount of money from an entrepreneur by using blackmail and threats of publishing compromising material on social media.
"During the conducted operational activities coordinated by the prosecutor's office, the blogger was caught red-handed by officers of the Karabalyk district police department. During the search, 15 million tenge was seized from him," the agency reported.
A pre-trial investigation has been initiated regarding the extortion case.
The suspect has been placed in a temporary detention facility.
Earlier, the State Revenue Committee commented on the list of "debtor bloggers".