In 2016, a resident of the Ulytau Oblast and his family travelled to Syria, where they joined ISIS (prohibited in Kazakhstan).
With the help from foreign partners, the National Security Committee located the insurgent and took him in custody. In June 2023, the individual was extradited to Kazakhstan.
The court found the man guilty of propaganda of terrorism, incitement to religious discord and participation in a terrorist group and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
