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A wanted personal bodyguard of Ablyazov was preparing a blast in Almaty, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the press-service of the General Prosecutor's office. Kazakhstan on Wednesday said it had thwarted the acts of terrorism, AFP reports, but gives no details on how the attacks were thwarted. The general prosecutors said in the statement that the security services averted the attacks "at the preparatory stage" that were masterminded by a Kazakh citizen named Alexander Pavlov. Pavlov has since 2005 headed the personal security of the exiled banker Mukhtar Ablyazov wanted by Kazakhstan on charges of fraud and by Britain (where he fled to) on a number of other charges. "On March 24 Kazakhstan National Security Commission prevented terrorist attacks in Almaty. 37-year-old Kazakhstan citizen Aleksandr Pavlov was the organizer of planned attacks. He was hiding abroad from Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities since 2009," the message of the General Prosecutor's office states. In April 2010 a criminal case was initiated against Pavlov on conversion and embezzlement of entrusted property. And he has been on the wanted list since then. The investigation of the 2010 case revealed that he had an associate - Muratbek Ketebayev - who was also very close to Mukhtar Ablyazov and permanently living outside of Kazakhstan. "In particular, Pavlov helped Ablyazov embezzle BTA Bank's money. In February 2009 he organized evacuation of Ablyazov's personal data and hard drives from computers of BTA Bank's corporate business branch. After that he left for Great Britain and has not come to Kazakhstan until now," the press-service states. The General Prosecutor's office statement is also quoted by AFP as insisting that Pavlov, who has also been hiding in exile since 2009, "carries out confidential missions" on behalf of Ablyazov. The prosecutors said that the ringleaders of the plot planned on March 24 to set off a series of explosions in parks in Almaty and administrative buildings in the city. "The main aim of the acts of terror was to scare the population and create an atmosphere of chaos and panic, destabilizing the social-political situation in the country," the prosecutors said. This was aimed at carrying out "joint acts of terror" as well as inciting inter-communal conflict in the majority Muslim but secular Central Asian state. The statement also said that they had "contacts with representatives of radical religious groups". While the main protagonists are living in exile "a number of people have been detained and are making confessions," the statement added. Ex-chairman of BTA Bank is accused of embezzlement of $4.5 billion. Kazakhstan is requesting his extradition for fraud and siphoning off the bank's money via dummy companies. On February 16 London’s High Court sentenced Ablyazov to 22 months in prison for contempt of court. “He must be taken into custody immediately,” judge Nigel Teare said. This ruling was made on the motion on contempt of court filed by BTA Bank. The defendant did not attend the hearing. Later the Court decided to deprive the former chairman of BTA Bank of his right to defend in court , if he does not give in to British court by March 9. Ablyazov filed an appeal to London's High Court on March 8.
A wanted personal bodyguard of Ablyazov was preparing a blast in Almaty, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the press-service of the General Prosecutor's office.
Kazakhstan on Wednesday said it had thwarted the acts of terrorism, AFP reports, but gives no details on how the attacks were thwarted.
The general prosecutors said in the statement that the security services averted the attacks "at the preparatory stage" that were masterminded by a Kazakh citizen named Alexander Pavlov.
Pavlov has since 2005 headed the personal security of the exiled banker Mukhtar Ablyazov wanted by Kazakhstan on charges of fraud and by Britain (where he fled to) on a number of other charges.
"On March 24 Kazakhstan National Security Commission prevented terrorist attacks in Almaty. 37-year-old Kazakhstan citizen Aleksandr Pavlov was the organizer of planned attacks. He was hiding abroad from Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities since 2009," the message of the General Prosecutor's office states.
In April 2010 a criminal case was initiated against Pavlov on conversion and embezzlement of entrusted property. And he has been on the wanted list since then. The investigation of the 2010 case revealed that he had an associate - Muratbek Ketebayev - who was also very close to Mukhtar Ablyazov and permanently living outside of Kazakhstan. "In particular, Pavlov helped Ablyazov embezzle BTA Bank's money. In February 2009 he organized evacuation of Ablyazov's personal data and hard drives from computers of BTA Bank's corporate business branch. After that he left for Great Britain and has not come to Kazakhstan until now," the press-service states.
The General Prosecutor's office statement is also quoted by AFP as insisting that Pavlov, who has also been hiding in exile since 2009, "carries out confidential missions" on behalf of Ablyazov.
The prosecutors said that the ringleaders of the plot planned on March 24 to set off a series of explosions in parks in Almaty and administrative buildings in the city.
"The main aim of the acts of terror was to scare the population and create an atmosphere of chaos and panic, destabilizing the social-political situation in the country," the prosecutors said. This was aimed at carrying out "joint acts of terror" as well as inciting inter-communal conflict in the majority Muslim but secular Central Asian state.
The statement also said that they had "contacts with representatives of radical religious groups".
While the main protagonists are living in exile "a number of people have been detained and are making confessions," the statement added.
Ex-chairman of BTA Bank is accused of embezzlement of $4.5 billion. Kazakhstan is requesting his extradition for fraud and siphoning off the bank's money via dummy companies.
On February 16 London’s High Court sentenced Ablyazov to 22 months in prison for contempt of court. “He must be taken into custody immediately,” judge Nigel Teare said. This ruling was made on the motion on contempt of court filed by BTA Bank. The defendant did not attend the hearing.
Later the Court decided to deprive the former chairman of BTA Bank of his right to defend in court , if he does not give in to British court by March 9.
Ablyazov filed an appeal to London's High Court on March 8.
