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Sinegor.kz reports Kazakh citizen sentenced to 16 years in Georgia
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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said consular staff visited the citizen at the place of detention, attended court hearings in the case and helped find a lawyer. According to sinegor.kz, a court in Georgia sentenced the Kazakh citizen to 16 years in prison for transporting a painkiller in a car first-aid kit.
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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said consular staff visited the Kazakh citizen at the place of detention.
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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said consular staff attended court hearings in the case of the Kazakh citizen.
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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said consular staff helped find a lawyer for the Kazakh citizen.
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sinegor.kz states: According to sinegor.kz, a court in Georgia sentenced a Kazakh citizen to 16 years in prison for transporting a painkiller in a car first-aid kit.
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sinegor.kz states: According to sinegor.kz, a truck driver from Shchuchinsk was detained in April at the Georgian port of Poti.
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sinegor.kz states: According to sinegor.kz, the truck driver from Shchuchinsk had a strong painkiller with him because of severe back pain.
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sinegor.kz states: According to sinegor.kz, the drug is classified as a psychotropic and narcotic substance in Georgia.
sinegor.kz states: According to sinegor.kz, the detained truck driver from Shchuchinsk’s wife spent five months trying to obtain justice and bring her husband home.
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