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Court refuses to release Ablyazov on bail
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octThe Court of Appeal in Lyon refused to sanction the release of Kazakh dissident, Mukhtar Ablyazov, on bail pending trial. The decision was made on Monday 6th October.
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Ablyazov’s Ukraine extradition hearing conducted in Lyon
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sepOn September 25, 2014, the Lyon Court of Appeal was the scene of a marathon 12-hour courtroom hearing that ran until 9:00 pm and yet only began to delve into the politicized Ukrainian and Russian extradition requests targeting Kazakh political opponent and former owner and chairman of the board of d
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Will French justice finally acknowledge the political context of Ablyazov’s case?
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sepToday, the Court of Appeal in Lyon held the main hearing in the extradition proceedings of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a long-time oppositionist of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Since July 2013, Ablyazov has been remanded in custody.
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Another hearing in Ablyazov’s case at the end of September
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sepOn Thursday, 25th September, another hearing is to be held in the Court of Appeal in Lyon (France) concerning the extradition of the Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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Aix-en-Provence court judges hit with complaint for criminal abuse of authority
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julAix-en-Provence, July 10, 2014 — Lawyers of Kazakh political opponent Mukhtar Ablyazov have announced they are filing a criminal complaint against Aix-en-Provence judges who appear to have unlawfully conspired to approve his extradition to Russia or Ukraine.
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Mukhtar Ablyazov: ‘‘They want to kill me”
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junAblyazov, whose extradition proceedings are taking place in France, is currently being held in custody in Corbas, an area not far from Lyon. The dissident openly states that he has been receiving indications that he might be killed in custody.
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The consent to participation of Ukraine and Russia in Mukhtar Ablyazov’s trial
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junOn Tuesday, 3 June, the Appellate Court in Lyon approved the participation of representatives of Ukraine and Russia in the extradition hearing of Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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Court Decision in June on Russia and Ukraine’s Participation in Ablyazov’s Trial
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mayITAR-TASS agency reports that the court of appeal in Lyon confirmed that it would take a decision, on 3rd June 2014, on the right of representatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine to attend and appear while the case of the Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov is being heard.
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Statement by defence lawyers representing Mukhtar Ablyazov following the decision by the Court of Cassation overturning both extradition rulings
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aprMukhtar Ablyazov’s defence team is celebrating the decisions delivered on 9 April 2014 by the Cassation Court – the highest French national court – which overturned the decisions rendered by the judges in Aix-en-Provence.
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Ablyazov wins at Cassation Court in Paris
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aprFrance’s highest court today annulled the extradition decisions issued against Kazakh political opponent and refugee Mukhtar Ablyazov by a court in Aix-en-Provence on January 9, 2014.
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Mukhtar Ablyazov's lawyers statement
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marAix-en-Provence prosecutor Solange Legras and the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence have admitted that errors undermine the twin court decisions of January 9, 2014 that approved the extradition of Kazakh political opponent and former BTA Bank chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE PROSECUTOR ADMITS ERRORS IN ABLYAZOV EXTRADITION DECISIONS
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febAix-en-Provence prosecutor Solange Legras has admitted that judicial errors undermine the twin court decisions of January 9, 2014 that approved the extradition of Kazakh political opponent and former BTA Bank owner and chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov.
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