(SRI) - Russia’s Interior Ministry has completed a preliminary investigation of several Russian businessmen accused of being involved in a $730-million fraud scheme surrounding land deals of Kazakhstan’s [1] BTA Bank in Moscow, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.

Der ehemalige Botschafter Kasachstans in Österreich, Rakhat Alijew (Bild), muss einem seiner Ex-Leibwächter, der ihm Entführung und Folter vorwirft, Schadenersatz zahlen. Dies geht aus einem vollstreckbaren Zahlungsbefehl des Bezirksgerichts Wien-Innere Stadt hervor, den zwei Wiener Rechtsanwälte erwirkt haben. Den Advokaten ist es gelungen, Alijew einen Zahlungsbefehl auf eine Wiener Adresse rechtsgültig zuzustellen.










Mangistau, an oil-rich region on the Caspian Sea, is sometimes described as the motor of Kazakhstan's vibrant economy. These days, it is also a hotbed of social tension.
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC will need to bring robust independent voices onto its board to remain attractive for minority shareholders if one of its founders decides to seek a more active role as director, analysts and investors said.
ASTANA -- Kazakh financial police have launched a criminal investigation against a former top official who is currently living in Switzerland, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.


