Kazakh diplomat Tolmachev charged with hijackingThe 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.
Unarmed Kazakh shot dead by US police officerA 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.
Kazakhstan to humanize its penal codeFor certain types of economic crimes, greater fines will be introduced as an alternative to deprivation of freedom.
Kazakh company to pay $5 million to KyrgyzstanSummer Gold will pay $5.1 million to Kyrgyzstan for delays in construction of a gold plant. Kyrgyz government intentionally hindered construction, the company says.