The wife and a lawyer of former Kazakh Culture Minister Arystanbek Mukhamediuly are suspected of attempting to bribe the judges who sentenced the ex-minister last month to eight years in prison on embezzlement charges, the Central Asian nation's Anti-Corruption agency said on July 3, without mentioning the suspects' names. According to the agency, the lawyer, who is currently in a detention center, is suspected of receiving from Mukhamediuly’s wife $460,000, which he allegedly was supposed to hand over to the judges in the high-profile trial. No other details were given. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Wife, Lawyer Of Imprisoned Former Kazakh Minister Suspected Of Attempted Bribery
Former Kazakh Culture Minister Arystanbek Mukhamediuly speaks in court on June 16.