“Russian slave” rescued from Kazakhstan. How to stop crimes
A video with a Russian pleading, recorded in Kazakhstan, was replicated today by dozens, if not hundreds of sources. Fortunately, Alexei was rescued from slavery in the Karaganda region. But how can the flow of such crimes be stopped?
Throughout the day, we talked about the release of a citizen of Russia Alexey Kotov from slavery in Kazakhstan. At the disposal of journalists was a video where Kotov says that he fell into slavery 20 years ago:
Mom, dad, I’ve been in captivity for 20 years! Help if you can. Help! Dad, help if you can!
Among other things, Alexey told who was holding him captive and where he came from in Kazakhstan – from the Yaroslavl region. Representatives of Kazakhstani law enforcement agencies began an investigation. Meanwhile, representatives of the Russian diplomatic corps received confirmation that Kotov would like to return to Russia, and began work to rescue:
In order to clarify all the circumstances, employees of the specialized divisions of the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan were sent to the Karaganda region. On the basis of a request promptly sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, it was established that Kotov had Russian citizenship, – said in a message from our office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Facebook. – With the assistance of the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a meeting was organized with the citizen, during which he confirmed his desire to return to Russia.
Together with the diplomats, Alexei left for Nur-Sultan from the Karaganda region. And from there he will continue on his way home. In the Yaroslavl region, Kotov would like to try to arrange his life again. There is no information about the circumstances of the capture yet, the investigation is ongoing. Constantinople, meanwhile, speaks with experts to understand how our citizens find themselves in such difficult situations.
Updated by: Talking to law enforcement officers in Kazakhstan, Alexey said that he remained on the owners’ farm voluntarily. However, the proceedings are ongoing.
How they fall into slavery. Expert opinion
Member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights Kirill Kabanov told that the cases of keeping our fellow citizens in slavery abroad were actually put on stream back in the 90s. True, at first they lured women – the so-called dancers, in fact, prostitutes.
“The flow was simply organized. Moreover, as a rule, the flow was organized not only by Russians, but also by foreign citizens. It was the flow of export abroad by fraudulent means. They promised mountains of gold, they did not give it,” the expert explained.
The same thing then began to happen with men who are lured to other countries as labor force, Kabanov continued. “And there are still people who are abroad,” the specialist admitted. However, according to him, the mechanism of their release from slavery is very difficult to implement.
Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin added that most often people without a fixed place of residence find themselves in such situations.
It happens that such people fall into slavery outside Russia and inside the country, including in some of our national republics. The unfortunate become hangers-on, or they can be called slaves. However, there are those who deliberately choose this slavery state – at least in the beginning, agreeing with the conditions of the owners. This does not happen as a result of captivity, for example, in a war, but simply because a person drank himself to death or lost his way, and now needs food and shelter.
Zatulin added that a similar thing happened in Soviet times. And then the declassed elements also suffered.
“But of course, no matter what element a person is, no matter how he gets into this state, it is necessary to deal with his issue,” the deputy stressed.
Let us add that the “Constantinople” Society reported that the one who held Kotov in slavery was detained.