ALMATY, Kazakhstan — A court in Kazakhstan has sentenced 47 people to jail terms of up to 15 years on terrorism-related charges.
Aigul Temirtasova, a spokeswoman for the Atyrau provincial prosecutor’s office, said on April 19 the defendants were arrested late last year after a spike of terrorist attacks in the Central Asian nation.
The trial, which ended on April 18, was held behind closed doors in western Kazakhstan, and few details have been made public.
One group of 42 defendants was jailed on charges including forming a terror group, financing extremist activity and organizing attacks. The remaining five defendants were linked to specific attacks in October.
Last summer, Kazakhstan saw the killing of several police officers in attacks and skirmishes with alleged militants and a scattered handful of explosions.
