The agency noted that the reports of his death are not true.
Previously, human rights activist Aziza Abdirasulova speculated on her Facebook page that Karyshkyr might have been killed in his prison cell.
Mursalym Umyrzakov was previously involved in criminal cases as a member of an organized crime group. In 2023, the Alamedin District Court of Chui Region sentenced him to 14 years in prison on charges of participating in an organized crime group, kidnapping, extortion, and contract killing.
