Additional Name(s): Данил Смаль

Gender: Male

Current Location: Military Unit No. 28237, Almaty Region

Perpetrator: Kazakhstan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: May/17/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Conscientious Objection Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Not Applicable

Daniil Smal

Extra Bio Info:

Daniil Smal was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On May 17, 2023, conscription authorities summoned Smal to the district conscription office of Rudny, where he was immediately detained and taken to military unit no. 28237 in Almaty region. 

On August 1, 2023, Smal filed an administrative claim against his forcible military conscription. 

On October 11, 2023, the Military Court of the Almaty Garrison heard Smal's claim. 

On November 9, 2023, the Military Court declared that the order to recruit Smal was illegal, following which Smal was immediately released.

Sources:
  • USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and David Curry, Tweet, October 17, 2023