Sarsenbaev Murder
Altynbek Sarsenbaev was murdered on 12 February 2006 outside Almaty. The opposition held a number of protests accusing the government for murdering Sarsenbaev because of his intimate knowledge of Kazakhgate scandal. The trial of Sarsenbaev killing was concluded with the conviction of Erzhan Utembayev, the former administrative head of Senate, and 9 others led by Rustam Ibragimov, a member of Kazakh Internal Security Forces, Aristan. According to the verdict Utembayev paid Ibragimov to kill Sarsenbaev because of the latter's derogatory remarks about him published in a newspaper.
Nagyz Ak Zhol co-leader, Bolat Abilov, has faced a number of criminal investigations which he strongly condemns as politically motivated. Charges involve “assaulting a police officer” and his business activities in 1990’s when he was the head of Butya Holding.
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