Ministry of Internal Affairs interested in sheep crossing the road on red light in Karaganda
What the video shows
A video from Karaganda’s 21st microdistrict circulated on social media, showing sheep crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing while the traffic light was red.
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The footage sparked discussion among users. The post was later apparently noticed by police officers as well.
Interior Ministry comments
The Interior Ministry said officers spotted the post while monitoring social media and “immediately launched a search.”
“Given that the animals could have posed a threat to road safety, police immediately organized a search. As a result, district inspectors found the livestock and returned it to the owner,” the ministry said.
It turned out that the animals belonged to a 73-year-old pensioner. He said they became frightened while he was herding them into a pen and ran off. The man tried to catch them but was unable to do so.
“Under current legislation, violations of the rules for grazing and keeping farm animals are subject to administrative liability. However, taking into account the pensioner’s age and the circumstances of the incident, police officers limited themselves to a verbal warning,” the Interior Ministry said.