The key facts
- On October 14, drugs were found in the car with Navai upon entry into Kazakhstan; the artist was placed in a temporary detention facility
- On October 20, the criminal case was dropped and the rapper was deported to Russia; according to Mash, he returned to Moscow and is feeling well
- Otar Kushanashvili: “I feel sorry for his mother... But I have no compassion [for the rapper]”
Kushanashvili commented on the Navai story
Showman Otar Kushanashvili, in a fresh episode of the program “Kakovo?!”, said that he feels no compassion for rapper Navai after his detention at the Kazakh border. “I feel sorry for his mother. His mother is shocked, of course. But I have no compassion [for the rapper]. Spoiled by some cheap success,” he said. The TV host also noted the rapper's and his entourage's frivolous attitude toward the law: “They were driving across the border, puffing smoke in the customs officer's face. We also committed offenses and were delinquents, but we were not as stupid as Navai.”
Detention and dismissal of the case
On October 14, upon entry into Kazakhstan, law enforcement officers found drugs in the car in which Navai was traveling. After the detention, the artist was held in a temporary detention facility. According to media reports, he was arrested for two months, but already on October 20 the criminal case against the rapper was dropped, and the artist was deported to Russia.
Return to Moscow
On October 20, the Telegram channel Mash reported that Navai had returned to Moscow and was at his home. According to the channel, the artist is receiving guests — concert director Rauf Gasanov, who was with him at the moment of detention at the Kazakh border, and singer Bakhti. It is claimed that the rapper, who returned to Russia on October 20, is feeling well.
Additional context
Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, it was reported that the prosecutor asked to uphold the seven-year sentence for Lerchek's ex-husband.
