Russia requests Ablyazov's extradition from FranceRussian Prosecutor’s Office has filed an extradition request with the French authorities asking for extradition of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
Ablyazov faces 13 years in jail in KazakhstanThe exile banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may face 13-year imprisonment with confiscation of property in Kazakhstan that is currently seeking his extradition from France.
Italian deputies visit Shalabayeva in KazakhstanFive representatives of the Italian parliament arrived in Almaty to meet with Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
BTA Bank helped apprehend AblyazovFormer head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was found thanks to the bank’s efforts and was arrested after the information was passed on to the French authorities.