According to local publication Atyrau ONLINE, the incident occurred on January 28 at a resto-pub. Around midnight, a verbal altercation between guests escalated into a fight, during which the deputy head of the DGD was struck in the head. He was hospitalized, and doctors are assessing his condition as serious – the man has fallen into a coma.
An investigation has been launched into the incident under Article 106 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Deliberate infliction of serious harm to health"). Authorities are examining the circumstances and reasons behind the conflict.
"The Atyrau region police department is conducting a pre-trial investigation into the bodily injuries sustained by the DGD employee. To establish all circumstances, including the involvement of prosecutors, the Main Transport Prosecutor's Office is conducting an internal review," commented the incident from the transport prosecutor's office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On January 22, Zakon.kz reported on an attack on employees of the Special Rapid Response Unit in Astana: a group of young men assaulted them on the street and fled in a BMW.