Amnestied Ukrainian lawyer Yelena Tishchenko has been appointed to lead the newly established department for return of criminally obtained assets in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
The Court of Cassation of France has rejected Mukhtar Ablyazov's appeal against his extradition, bringing the extradition of the fugitive banker to Russia or Ukraine closer to reality.
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.
The Ad hoc Committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has denied the appeal of Netherlands-based company KT Asia Investment Group BV that demanded $1.5 billion in compensation from Kazakhstan for allegedly nationalising the company's minority share in BTA Bank.
Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan was not and is not negotiating extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov from Russia, where he was ordered to be extradited by the French justice.
Russian police arrests Alexander Potkin, a well-known nationalist, in connection with the BTA Bank embezzlement case worth $5 billion. French court restarts Ablyazov extradition hearings.
President of Ukraine Poroshenko announced that Ukraine would not cooperate with Russia in the case of fugitive Kazakh banker, who will be be extradited to either Ukraine or Russia.
Russian and Ukrainian representatives will be able to attend the court hearings in Lyon involving the former head of Kazakhstani BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
Great Britain has announced its decision to terminate the refugee status of a former Kazakhstan banker and minister accused of fraud and money laundering.