Former Kazakh Sports Minister Gets 14-Year Sentence For Corruption

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Kazakhstan's former sports minister was sentenced to 14 years behind bars for taking bribes while organizing an international energy expo. Talghat Ermegyaev was convicted and sentenced on June 9 for taking kickbacks while acting as chairman of the Astana Expo-2017 Joint Stock Company. (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)