Fugitive BTA Bank ex-head arrested in France - reportMukhtar Ablyazov, a former banker from Kazakhstan and an opponent of Kazakh authorities, has been arrested in the south of France, media quoted his family’s lawyer as saying.10:25 01.08.2013
Kazakhastan may allow the wife of fugitive BTA Bank ex-CEO to return to ItalyKazakhstan may allow Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former BTA Bank Chairman of the Board Mukhtar Ablyazov, to return to Italy, the country from which she was deported this past May, says Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov.14:27 23.07.2013
ECHR decision regarding former BTA Bank employee comes into forceThe decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Veronika Yefimova, who claimed that Russia violated her rights in relation to her arrest and detention pending extradition to Kazakhstan, where she faced charges of large-scale embezzlement at BTA Bank, has come into force.11:24 10.07.2013
Investigative Committee opens criminal case over Proton rocket crashThe Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the Proton-M rocket crash on its take-off at the Baikonur space center.13:20 04.07.2013
British PM apologizes to armless Kazakh artist for visa rejectionBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized to Kazakh artist Karipbek Kuyukov, who was born without arms, for the actions of British border services, which refused to issue him a visa due to failing to provide fingerprints.18:11 01.07.2013
Kazakh military tribunal upholds life sentence for border guardThe Military Tribunal of Kazakhstan on Friday upheld the sentence handed down to border guard Vladislav Chelakh, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2012 for killing 14 border guards and one gamekeeper.11:02 21.06.2013
Wife of fugitive BTA bank chairman covicted for using forged documentsAlma Shalabayeva, the wife of former board chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, has been handed down a non-custodial sentence. In early June, Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife and daughter were deported from Italy to Kazakhstan for holding false passports12:03 07.06.2013
Ex-defense minister to be questioned about illegal supplies from KazakhstanInvestigators plan to question former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as a witness in the case of the illegal supply of torpedo components from Kazakhstan.13:11 02.04.2013
Vienna court upholds verdict against former son-in-law of Kazakh presidentOn December 17, 2012, a court in Vienna upheld charges against former Kazakh Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, who is accused of creating a criminal group for purposes of extortion and money laundering, Vienna lawyer Gabriel Lansky representing the plaintiffs in the case said at a news conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.14:23 13.03.2013
Missing ex-BTA Bank chairman loses final debarment appealThe UK Supreme Court has rejected former BTA Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov’s last-chance appeal of a judgment prohibiting him from defending himself against BTA Bank’s claims due to serious contempt of the court and failure to turn himself into British authorities.18:26 26.02.2013
London High Court freezes more assets of former BTA bank chairmanThe High Court of Justice in London has issued orders prohibiting further assets belonging to former board chairman of the Kazakhstan-based BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov from undergoing any transactions.15:02 26.02.2013
Islamic organization banned in Russia declared extremist in KazakhstanThe district court of Astana in Kazakhstan has declared Tablighi Jamaat to be an extremist organization and has banned it from operating in Kazakhstan, the press service of the republican prosecutor general announced on Tuesday.13:13 26.02.2013
'Pregnant' Kazakh teenage male wins $330 in moral damagesA 15-year-old male student diagnosed as being pregnant has received 50,000 tenge (about $330) in moral damages from the Aktobe Emergency Hospital in Kazakhstan.15:23 15.02.2013
Kazakh border guard's life sentence upheldThe Kazakh Criminal Court's judicial panel has upheld on Wednesday the life sentence against a 19-year-old border guard charged with killing 15 people.18:58 06.02.2013
Kazakh border guard appeals life sentenceAn attorney for the 19-year-old Kazakh border guard who was found guilty of murdering 15 people has appealed against his sentence. Vladislav Chelakh was found guilty of committing a mass murder near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced to life imprisonment on December 11.13:51 27.12.2012
Kazakh border guard sentenced to life for murdering 15A Kazakhstan court has found 19-year-old border guard Vladislav Chelakh guilty of murdering 15 people near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced him to life imprisonment at a maximum security penal colony.18:09 11.12.2012
Hundreds of Russians lose housing rights amidst case against oligarchThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has confiscated more than 2,500 hectares of land, including the area of the Serebryanaya Podkova (Silver Horseshoe) village in Moscow Region, as part of a criminal case against Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov.12:29 06.12.2012
'Innocence of Muslims' declared extremist in KazakhstanThe Astana District Court has deemed the "Innocence of Muslims" film extremist and has prohibited it from being screened and distributed in Kazakhstan, the judge said on Thursday, when announcing the sentence.13:07 04.10.2012
Kazakh court to consider prohibition of 'Innocence of Muslims' on Oct. 1The Astana Court will hear on October 1 the case of recognizing the film, "Innocence of Muslims," to be extremist.17:04 26.09.2012
Embassy of Kazakhstan defrauded of buildingPart of the building in central Moscow where the Embassy of Kazakhstan would have been located is held by third parties, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday.11:29 27.06.2012