In Almaty, a conflict between two bus passengers ended with a fine and administrative arrest, the city police reported. The court found both participants guilty of petty hooliganism: the woman was fined 20 MCI, and the man was sentenced to ten days of arrest. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The video of the altercation spread on social media. In the footage, the participants were sorting out their relationship using obscene language. After the video appeared, police identified both passengers and gave a legal assessment of their actions.
One of the participants turned out to be 27-year-old Almaty resident Gulnisa Zairova. She was brought to administrative responsibility for petty hooliganism. By court decision, she was fined 20 monthly calculation indices.
The second participant, 38-year-old Begzat Akhmetbekov, was also held accountable for petty hooliganism. The court sentenced him to ten days of administrative arrest.
The police emphasized that emotional state does not exempt from responsibility for violating public order. Every public transport passenger has the right to a calm and safe trip.
Obscene language, insults and other violations of public order can entail administrative punishment — from a fine to arrest, law enforcement reminded.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that in Astana, an inDrive taxi driver was sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest for persistently making intimate offers to a passenger. The court found him guilty of petty hooliganism.