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July 02, 2007

Kazakhstan Seeks Expedited Aliev Extradition

(RFE/RL)

July 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakhstan has asked Austria for the speedier extradition of Rakhat Aliev, the former son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbaev, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported.

The request was made today by Kazakh Interior Ministry spokesman Bagdat Kozhakhmetov.


Aliev, the former husband of Darigha Nazarbaeva, is wanted in Kazakhstan on charges of abduction, assault, and money laundering.


He was arrested by Austrian authorities in June and later released on bail. He was dismissed from his post of ambassador to Vienna in May.


(with material from Interfax)


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