Navai Deported After Kazakhstan Dismisses Drug Case

In Kazakhstan, criminal proceedings against rapper Navai were terminated, and he was deported. The police department of Zhambyl region told Tengrinews that the drug smuggling case was closed on 'non-rehabilitating grounds'.

Consensus

Navai was detained at the Korday border checkpoint in Kazakhstan on October 13.
Narcotics were found in Navai's vehicle during a search.
An investigation was opened against Navai for drug smuggling.
Navai was held in a pre-trial detention center in Taraz.
The criminal case against Navai was discontinued on October 20.
The case was discontinued due to first-time offense and active remorse.
Navai was deported from Kazakhstan after the case was closed.
The case was discontinued under non-rehabilitating grounds.
Navai was scheduled to perform a concert in Astana on October 14, which was canceled.

Points of divergence

The lawyer Sergei Zhoryn stated that there are no grounds to believe Navai faces prosecution in Russia, and that the closure of the case in Kazakhstan does not trigger a new case in Russia. — riamo
The police reported that Navai was found with 2.5 grams of marijuana. — novaya_eu
Navai was detained on October 13 and sent to pre-trial detention on October 15. — mediazona
Navai expressed willingness to pay a fine of up to 5000 monthly calculation indicators (over 21 million tenge) to be released. — vedomosti
The Russian consulate in Almaty sent a note to the Kazakh foreign ministry, which was described by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova as a standard procedure. — tg_currenttime
Navai was arrested for two months on drug smuggling charges. — tvrain

Coverage (17 sources)

Case of rapper Navai in Kazakhstan closed taking into account his "active repentance", decision approved by prosecutor's office, TASS said... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Case of rapper Navai in Kazakhstan closed taking into account his "active repentance", decision approved by prosecutor's office, TASS said... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Lawyer Zhorin commented on the termination of the criminal case against Navai — РИАМО
Police of Kazakhstan terminated criminal case against Navai — РИАМО
In Kazakhstan, the case on drugs against rapper Navai was discontinued — Новая газета Европа
In Kazakhstan, case on attempted drug smuggling against Russian rapper Navai ended, he has already left the country — Медиазона
Case of Navai in Kazakhstan closed after 'active repentance' — Ведомости
In Kazakhstan, criminal case against rapper Navai ended, he was deported from the country — Настоящее Время
In Kazakhstan, criminal case against rapper Navai ended — Интерфакс
In Kazakhstan, the case of rapper Navai was closed and he was deported — Дождь
In Kazakhstan, criminal case against Navai closed — Вести
Case Navai on drug smuggling closed October 20: reason — Вечерняя Москва
Navai case closed in Kazakhstan on non-rehabilitating grounds taking into account his first offense, reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Criminal case against Navai terminated — Фонтанка
Criminal case against rapper Navai terminated, artist deported from Kazakhstan, reported by Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs: — Varlamov News
In Kazakhstan, criminal case against Russian rapper Navai on drug charges terminated, TASS reported in department... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Criminal case on drug smuggling against Navai terminated by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs. — Mash

Navai Deported After Kazakhstan Dismisses Drug Case

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