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Kazakhstan: Rakhatgate’s Implications for Kazakhgate

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 @ 05:21 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Kazakhstan
Topics:: Law, Politics
Languages:: English

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Zhanna Zhukova reviews the reports on recent statement by Rakhat Aliev — former son-in-law of the Kazakhstan president — that he allegedly would speak at the so-called Kazakhgate trial.

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