The well-known Kazakhstani super marathon, oppositionist, and leader of the unregistered party "Alga, Kazakhstan!" Marat Zhylanbaev was detained for 2 months. He is suspected of involvement in a banned organization and financing the activities of an extremist organization, Daryo.uz correspondent reports citing Ztb.kz.
Zhylanbaev is suspected of being in touch with politician Mukhtar Ablyazov. In Kazakhstan, he is recognized as an extremist and has been living in France for many years.
For information, Zhylanbaev is the only person who has run the largest deserts on the planet - in Asia, Africa, Australia, and America, each run is at least 1,200km. He set 7 marathon world records, which are listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Zhylanbaev is also an active opposition figure. He openly criticizes both the former president and the current one.
Talgat Satybaldy, Astana
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