In October police stormed Grace Church in the capital of Astana. They detained members for questioning and soon hurled wild accusations at the church pastor, Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, accusing him of putting hallucinogens in the communion juice. The charges were simply an excuse to harass the church until last month when police decided to arrest Pastor Kashkumbayev and lock him away in Astana’s “Temporary Isolation Prison” where he will remain for at least the next two months as charges are brought against him.
The longer he remains imprisoned the greater the chance he will be tortured, beaten, and mistreated. Lend your voice to ours and call on the Kazakhstan government to release Pastor Kashkumbayev.
Raise your voice for the voiceless, and sign the petition today!
