Human Rights Watch about Ablyazov's case
"It seems that everyone wants a piece of Mukhtar Ablyazov – former BTA bank chairman, Kazakh opposition figure, criminal suspect, and long-time critic of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev.
On December 12, an Aix-en-Provence court heard arguments for and against extraditing Ablyazov both to Ukraine and to Russia. In each place he is wanted on multiple criminal charges, including for allegedly embezzling sums totaling several billion dollars in connection with his work at BTA bank. Authorities in Kazakhstan have also sought Ablyazov’s direct extradition on criminal charges of embezzling more than US$5 billion from BTA bank, although the absence of an extradition treaty between Kazakhstan and France, Paris has not considered this request."
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10France has refused to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine
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10France has refused to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine
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14France to extradite Ablyazov on Moscow's request. Mediapart about his case.
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14France to extradite Ablyazov on Moscow's request. Mediapart about his case.
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12French Prime Minister signs extradition decree to send Kazakh dissident to Russia
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