24 февраля 2015 18:05

Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev found dead in Austrian prison

Rakhat Aliyev ©REUTERS

An ex-Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Austria who is also a former son-in-law of Kazakhstan’s President and a fugitive Kazakh tycoon Rakhat Aliyev has been found dead in the Austrian prison of Josefstadt, Tengrinews reports citing RIA Novosti. Aliyev was 52. According to preliminary information, it was a suicide.

Austrian Kurier reports that Aliyev was found hanging in his cell. The information about his death was confirmed by a Viennese judge.

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