Ten years ago, Mukhtar Ablyazov stepped out of Kazakhstan's notorious Derzhavinsk prison with a pledge to give up politics. Ablyazov, a "wild '90s" oligarch and rising force in Kazakhstan's nascent opposition, had served just 10 months of a six-year sentence for illegal financial deals. But it had been enough. During his time in prison he had reportedly been beaten, placed in isolation, and denied access to his lawyers.
Italy's interior minister is under pressure from opposition parliamentarians to explain the deportation to Kazakhstan last week of the wife and daughter of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a prominent dissident and former banker who is in hiding.
Die Entführung einer Kasachin und deren Tochter aus Rom mit Unterstützung der italienischen Geheimpolizei zeigt das gleiche Muster, wie die Verschleppung des islamistischen Imam Abu Omar durch die CIA nach Ägypten. Offizielle Stellen in Rom verweigern trotz intensiver Bemühungen des KURIER jeden Kommentar.
Während in London wegen schweren Betrugs gegen ENRC ermittelt wird, will ein kasachisches Bündnis den Rohstoffkonzern mit Staatshilfe komplett übernehmen. Jetzt erhält es mehr Zeit, sein Angebot aufzubessern.
Mukhtar Ablyazov is a former banker and politician pursued in London's high court over allegations he embezzled over £3bn. Mukhtar Ablyazov was granted political asylum in the UK before fleeing Britain last year to avoid a prison sentence.
Former BTA Bank Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife and daughter were deported to Kazakhstan from Italy on June 1 in the latest blow to the fugitive banker.
The wife and daughter of a fugitive Kazakh businessman have been deported from Italy back to Kazakhstan. Mukhtar Ablyazov accused Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev of kidnapping his family members.
