A funeral ceremony for Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov, who died after an assassination attempt on July 2, was held in Kyiv region. The oppositionist was buried at a Muslim cemetery in Kyiv region. This was reported by Radio Liberty, UNN wrote.
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It is reported that the farewell and the Muslim ritual ceremony of Janaza-namaz were held at the Birlik mosque in the village of Chaiky. After that, Aidos Sadykov was buried at a Muslim cemetery in Kyiv region.
It is noted that the funeral was attended by the leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev and the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov.
Recall
The attempted murder of Aidos Sadykov took place on June 18 in the yard of the house in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, where Sadykov lived with his wife. Aidos fought for his life for 13 days, but died in hospital.
The suspects are two citizens of Kazakhstan, Altai Zhakanbayev and Meyram Karatayev, who left the territory of Ukraine on the day of the attack. Zhakanbayev later surrendered to law enforcement in Kazakhstan. The Office of the Prosecutor General is preparing a package of documents to apply to the competent authorities of Kazakhstan for their extradition.