Arkankergen mass murder

Arqanqergen mass murder was a mass murder, carried out by Vladislav Chelah, a 19-year-old soldier. Arqanqergen (Арқанкерген) is a border post on the Kazakhstan-Chinese border. At 5 a.m. on May 28, communication with this post was lost. When police came to the scene they found the burned quarters and 15 corpses (14 soldiers and a huntsman). All of the bodies were burnt, but subsequently identified. A few days later, 19-year-old soldier Vladislav Chelah, who worked at this post, confessed to the murders of his colleagues. He later claimed that he was innocent, but he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. President Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev declared a day of national mourning.