Kazakhstan Investigates Religious Leader Ismatulla Maksum for Alleged Abuse

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating Ismatulla Maksum, also known as Ismatulla Abdugapar, a Sufi preacher previously convicted of extremism. Reports indicate at least 20 teenagers suffered sexual abuse in a madrassa associated with Maksum. He had previously claimed to be the Mahdi, an Islamic messiah figure.

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