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Kozlov: History will never forget it or forgive it
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nov"History will never forget it or forgive it” - These were the words of Kozlov when commenting on the decision to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov from France to Russia.
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Deputy Prosecutor General of the Kazakh Republic recalls the agreement with Russia concerning the handover of convicts
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novAs reported by the Tengrinews.kz portal, the First Deputy to the Prosecutor General of the Kazakh Republic, Logan Merkel spoke about the extradition agreements executed by Kazakhstan with countries of the European Union.
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EEAS responds to written enquiry on Ablyazov
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octThe European External Action Service has responded to the written enquiry from an MEP on the Kazakh dissident, Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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Court in Lyon authorised extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov
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octLyon, October 24, 2014 — After a court in Lyon gave a green light to France’s extradition of Kazakh political opponent Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine this evening, on the basis of a one-day hearing for each case, at which the judges refused to hear a single defense witness, Ablyazov’s defense
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Hermitage Capital: French Prosecutor Makes Public Attempt to Whitewash Corrupt Russian Officials on the Magnitsky List in Ablyazov Extradition Case
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octFrench public prosecutor Christian Ponsard publicly dismissed the death of Russian anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Russian police custody as irrelevant to cases of extradition to Russia. He suggested that there was no reason to refuse French legal assistance to Russian officials who were
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Lyon court hears Russian extradition request targeting Mukhtar Ablyazov
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octOn October 17, 2014, the Lyon Court of Appeal was the scene of a marathon 14-hour courtroom hearing that ran until 11:00 pm and yet still prevented the defense from presenting its full case in favor of Kazakh political opponent and former owner and chairman of the board of directors of BTA Bank, Muk
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Atabayev: “I recognise and admire Mukhtar Ablyazov’s commitment”
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octBeing a member of the opposition during Nazarbayev’s rule is like suicide - wrote Bolat Atabayev on his Facebook page. According to this well-known Kazakh theatre director, not everyone is up for the “opposition marathon” – life under constant fear, under threat, surrounded by uncertainty.
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Kasparov on the possible extradition of Ablyazov
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octOn his Twitter account Garry Kasparov has spoken out sharply against the possibility of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s extradition as requested by Russia and Ukraine.
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After the hearing on the Russian extradition request: What next for Ablyazov?
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octOn 17th October, a court session was held concerning Russia’s extradition request. Ablyazov was accompanied to the Court by a police escort, comprising four cars and four motorcycles and two helicopters.
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Alexander Pavlov at the Spanish Amnesty International branch
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octAlexander Pavlov, Kazakh oppositionist and former coworker of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s, who has been free for over two months, met in Madrid with Maria del Pozo the head of Amnesty International in Spain.
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Statement from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Mukhtar Ablyazov
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octPACE has published a statement concerning the case of the Kazakh dissident, Mukhtar Ablyazov, which has so far been signed by eight its members, such as the head of Human Rights Committee at the Bundestag Frank Schwabe, Pieter Omtzigt, Mailis Reps and Kimmo Sasi.
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Garry Kasparov - defense witness at the Ablyazov's hearing
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octGarry Kasparov, former world chess champion, will held in Paris on Thursday 16th of October, a press conference. The day after, he will be at the Court of Appeal of Lyon, as a defense witness at the hearing where judges will consider the request by Russia to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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