After Ex-Minister Found Guilty Of Murdering His Wife, Is Kazakhstan Having A #MeToo Moment?
Millions were glued to the live-streamed trial of a former Kazakh economy minister who was sentenced to 24 years in jail for the murder of his wife. Meanwhile, wives of other current and former officials have come forward with allegations of domestic abuse.
A murder case in Kazakhstan led to domestic violence reforms. It ends with a prison sentence
Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has convicted a former government official of torturing and brutally murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison.
Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife’s torture, murder
United Nations says about 400 women die from domestic violence in Kazakhstan each year, but many cases go unreported.
Guilty Verdict in High-Profile Kazakhstan Domestic Violence and Murder Case
A Kazakh court has delivered a guilty verdict in the high-profile trial of the country’s former economy minister, Kuandyk Bishimbayev. On May 13, the court found Bishimbayev guilty of the torment and murder with extreme cruelty of his partner Saltanat Nukenova and sentenced him to 24 years in a maximum-security prison.
Kazakh court jails former minister for 24 years for brutal murder of wife
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Former Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years in Prison for Murdering His Wife
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife, a Reuters reporter in the court said, following a widely watched trial that some see as a litmus test of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promise to build a fairer,
Kazakh ex-minister convicted of savage torture and murder of wife in trial that gripped nation
By Peter Baunov in Astana A former economy minister of Kazakhstan, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, on May 13 was handed a 24-year prison sentence for the brutal torture and murder of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova,
UPDATE 1-Former Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years in Prison for Murdering Wife
1-Former Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years in Prison for Murdering Wife May 13th, 16PM May 13th, 16PM (Adds background on case, more details) ASTANA, May 13 (Reuters) - A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife following a widely watched trial that some saw as a
Ex-minister who beat wife to death jailed in high-profile Kazakhstan murder case
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the murder of his wife in a high-profile case that has sent shockwaves through the country. Footage played during the trial showed ex-minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev repeatedly kicking and punching a woman wearing only a coat and boots,
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