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France to extradite Ablyazov on Moscow's request. Mediapart about his case.
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marFrench media outlet Mediapart, founded by a former Le Monde editor, Edwy Plenel, has published an article on the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov. Mediapart, famous for its investigative journalism, described how Kazakhstan had influenced the legal proceedings in France.
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French media on the case of Ablyazov
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marThe French media took a closer look at the case of the Kazakh dissident and oppositionist Mukhtar Ablyazov. Internet portals and newspapers looked at, among others, ambiguous connections of European and French officials with their Kazakh counterparts.
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Kasparov on Ablyazov’s trial for Liberation
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novThe former chess champion and Russian political opposition figure Gary Kasparov having come provide his support to the wife and the daughter of the Kazakh Mukhtar Ablyazov at the Lyon tribunal on October 17, 2014.
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French slate.fr on Ablyazov's trial
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octThe French current affairs website slate.fr has published an article on Ablyazov and Kobylakov, both wanted by Russian authorities. In it, the author, Mathieu Martiniere, describes such events as the hearing in Ablyazov’s case that took place on October 17th in Lyon.
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Yahoo France about Ablyazov’s trial
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sepThe article presents, amongst other things, the position of the Prosecutor General who argues that extradition to Ukraine does not involve threats and Ablyazov’s rights will be observed there.
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L’Espresso: Mukhtar Ablyazov: "They want to kill me"
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junThe dissident speaks out for the first time and reveals: the Kazakh regime promised deals to Italy in exchange for the arrest of his beloved ones.
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Libero: The use of Interpol in the hunt for dissidents
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mayNon-democratic states use the new system ‘i-link’ for notification and to secure the arrests of inconvenient persons and dissidents.
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The Wall Street Journal: French Appeals Court Overturns Mukhtar Ablyazov Extradition
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aprFrance's top appeals court Wednesday overturned a lower-court ruling that had cleared the way for the extradition of fugitive Kazakh financier Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine, according to a statement from Mr. Ablyazov's lawyer.
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Le Monde: A French tribunal allows the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia
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janThis is a big surprise. A French tribunal has estimated, on 9 January, that Ukraine and Russia provided sufficient guarantees, in terms of State law, to extradite to these countries the Kazakh banker, Mukhtar Ablyazov, suspected of considerable financial offences.
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KyivPost: prosecutors in Kazakhstan: Ablyazov not to be extradited without the consent of France
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jan“Kazakhstan law enforcement authorities continuing their cooperation with the French in order to directly extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov to Kazakhstan” – official statement of the Kazakhstan Prosecutor General, cited in an article published by KyivPost.
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Le Figaro: Interpol’s ‘Red notices’ staring down the barrel of non-governmental organisations
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janTwo organisations point to the use of international arrest warrants, issued in recent years, particularly for political dissidents.
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Reuters: French prosecutor urges extradition of Kazakh tycoon
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decDec 12 (Reuters) - A French public prosecutor recommended on Thursday that Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling up to $6 billion from his former bank, be extradited to Ukraine or to Russia, which wants to put him on trial.
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