The story of Rakhat Aliyev
Kazakh official and diplomat; first deputy foreign minister (2005–2007) and ambassador to Austria.
1962 – 24 Feb 2015
Rakhat Aliyev. Kazakh official and diplomat; first deputy foreign minister (2005–2007) and ambassador to Austria.
Family. Nurali Aliyev, son: worked at the Akimat of Astana (Dec 2014 – Mar 2016). Former husband of Dariga Nazarbayeva: chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan (20 Mar 2019 – 2 May 2020); member of the Mazhilis (Jan 2021 – 2 Mar 2022).
15 Jan 2008
Rakhat Aliyev, convicted by the Almaty district court. Kidnapping, organizing a criminal group, extortion, robbery.
Tried in absentia and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was living in Austria, which had refused to extradite him.
Dec 2014
Rakhat Aliyev, charged by the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office. Double murder.
He called the charges politically motivated. He was found dead in his cell in Vienna on 24 February 2015, before his trial, which was set for April.
A charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.
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