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Kazakh diplomat Tolmachev charged with hijacking The first pretrial investigation hearing on Valeriy Tolmachev took place on April 26 in Civitavecchia, Italy. The hearing presided by Italian pretrial judge was also attended by prosecutor and Tolmachev’s attorney Ivana Manni.

27 April 2011

Capital punishment in Central Asia discussed in Astana International conference on capital punishment in Central Asia held in Astana to discuss abolishment and transition challenges.

26 April 2011

Unarmed Kazakh shot dead by US police officer A young cook from Kazakhstan identified by friends as Kirill Suchin was shot dead in Portsmouth, Virginia, for banging on the door. The officer is being investigated.

26 April 2011

Kazakh traffic police to use residents' vehicles The law that will allow traffic policemen on duty to use residents' vehicles is going to be drafted in 2012 in Kazakhstan.

26 April 2011

Kazakhstan to humanize its penal code For certain types of economic crimes, greater fines will be introduced as an alternative to deprivation of freedom.

25 April 2011

Temirtau company fined for environamental damage According to Temirtau Prosecutor's office, Bassel Group LLS was fined $30 thousand for ecological damage.

20 April 2011

Counterfeit alcohol worth of 1 million tenge seized in Almaty Eight criminal cases have been initiated in Almaty in connection with production of counterfeit alcohol. $34 million returned to the budget by corrupt officials.

20 April 2011

Kazakh company to pay $5 million to Kyrgyzstan Summer Gold will pay $5.1 million to Kyrgyzstan for delays in construction of a gold plant. Kyrgyz government intentionally hindered construction, the company says.

20 April 2011

Ministry of Defense dodges heating bills The Ministry of Defense owes about $1.5 million to the company selling oil products for heating at military bases.

19 April 2011