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English Court of Appeal upholds judgment sentencing Ablyazov to prison Kazakhstan News

English Court of Appeal upholds judgment sentencing Ablyazov to prison

Former BTA Bank Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov lost his appeal against two major High Court decisions. One sentenced him to 22 month of imprisonment terms for contempt of court. The other required him to turn himself in to the relevant authorities and make proper disclosure of his assets or forfeit the right to defend eight of the claims against him brought by BTA Bank, with a combined value of over $6 billion. This victory will help expedite the recovery of assets misappropriated from the Bank by Ablyazov. November 7 2012, 09:52 1 684 просмотрs
Version: Arkankergen faced assault, five detained Kazakhstan News

Version: Arkankergen faced assault, five detained

"Mayday.. mayday. Arkan on the line... Taking fire! Need assistance!" shouted one of the frontier guards over the radio warning the others of an assault by unknown forces. Kazakh police tapped the message. The neighbors in China learnt of the attack on Kazakh frontier post as well. Operational group rushed to there and captured five of the attackers only to soon release them after unexpected interference of side forces. November 6 2012, 17:41 2 495 просмотрs
Swindler from Uzbekistan trading in car collision set-ups, was detained by Almaty policemen Kazakhstan News

Swindler from Uzbekistan trading in car collision set-ups, was detained by Almaty policemen

The police investigation results showed that 27-year-old swindler from Tashkent arrived to Almaty only ten days ago. But during this short period of time he managed to swindle at least two car owners from Almaty. He intentionally drove his car to get a hit from the expensive imported cars and then under the pretext of repair of the damaged cars he managed to cheat out from their owners 30 thousand Euros and 29 thousand dollars, reported today Izvestiya Kazakhstan. November 2 2012, 19:45 1 722 просмотрs
Kazakhstan's Zhanaozen To Be Wiped Off The Map? Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Zhanaozen To Be Wiped Off The Map?

Mention Zhanaozen and those who are aware of the remote Kazakh town's existence will likely recall the bloodshed that took place there in 2011. It was an ugly scene, as antigovernment protests staged by striking oil workers turned violent, leading to the deaths of at least 17 people. Now, as the first anniversary of the December 16 unrest approaches, Zhanaozen is again making headlines and spurring heated debate. November 1 2012, 18:11 5 364 просмотрs