Man who took employee hostage at Almaty airport sentenced to 11 years

Man who took employee hostage at Almaty airport sentenced to 11 years

In March this year, a court verdict was read in the case of Mashrapbek Baratov, who pulled an airport employee by the hair, held a knife to her neck and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack at the domestic terminal of the international airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
🔒The Turksib District Court sentenced him to 10 years and 6 months in prison. In addition, he was also sentenced to a term of restriction of liberty that had not yet been served under a previous sentence issued on December 26, 2024. As a result, the final sentence was set at 11 years in prison.