Kazakstan: Fear for safety / "Disappearance": Mikhail Vasilyenko

Index Number: EUR 57/010/1998
Date Published: 20 September 1998
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Kazakstan

There are fears for the safety of Mikhail Vasilyenko, advisor to the former Prime Minister of Kazakstan, who was reportedly detained by police on 18 September 1998. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but it is feared he may be at risk of ill-treatment and torture.