Purchase of BTA by Halyk Bank and sales of Halyk Bank’s pension fund [to the Government] should be separate deals: Halyk Bank Chairman of the Board Alexander Pavlov.
According to the Minister, Kazakhstan has a right to defend its reputation against media campaigns run by the exile ex banker Mukhtar Ablyazov who is deliberately tarnishing the nation’s image in the media.
It is difficult to imagine a party to commercial litigation who has acted with more cynicism, opportunism and deviousness towards court orders than Mr Ablyazov: Court of Appeals.
46 criminal cases have been initiated in Kazakhstan by a special prosecutor against Mukhtar Ablyazov who is accused of siphoning off over $5 billion out of BTA Bank.
It is striking that fears for Ablyazov’s personal safety on which he now relies so heavily were voiced only after judgment was given in the committal proceedings: Judge.