Lyon, 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

French 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

On 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

On 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.

PACE 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.

Garry 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.

The 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.

On 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

Today, 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.

On 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.

According to Muratbek Ketebayev, former deputy minister of economy of Kazakhstan and one of the leaders of the democratic opposition, members of the Kazakh authorities have stepped up their activities in Kiev.

According to the Open Dialog Foundation, an internet campaign has been launched against Mukhtar Ablyazov, the Kazakh dissident who is the chief opponent of Kazakhstan’s President, Nursultan Nazarbayev.