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Samruk-Kazyna embezzled billions with the involvement of ATFBank. This fact is officially acknowledged by Kazakhstan’s current authorities, yet investigative agencies, including the Anti-Corruption Agency, have been slow to detain Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law Akhmetzhan Yesimov.

At the International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation "Khorgos" on the border of China and Kazakhstan, issues with arrests and criminal cases have arisen: within a short period, 80 people accused of embezzlement were detained here.

The official authorities of Kazakhstan recognize that Samruk-Kazyna, supported by ATFBank, misappropriated billions, yet the Anti-Corruption Agency and other investigative bodies have been slow to arrest Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yessimov’s father-in-law.

The arrest of Aidos Yespolov, the brother of Asel Kurmanbayeva, the younger wife of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, may have come as a surprise to some, but only to those who are completely unaware of what has been happening in Kazakhstan.

Kazakh buisnessman Galimzhan Yessenov became the keeper of the Nazarbayev family’s billions

After Akhmetzhan Yesimov stepped down from his position as head of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna," his critics forecasted a lengthy imprisonment, accusing him of allegedly embezzling the fund’s money.

Timur Turlov, considered the youngest dollar billionaire in Kazakhstan, is clearly a figure of the new era. However, his wealth has an "old" style, as the benefactors of the head of Freedom Finance have been extracting billions from the people.

“CrossPointe Management” of Azim Roy is part of the CrossPointe Group of companies, which funnels money out of Russia, helping to bypass sanctions.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, after facing his first serious test, learned an important truth: governing slowly and leisurely, without making any changes and maintaining an oath of loyalty to Nursultan Nazarbayev, won’t succeed.

The money laundering trial tied to alleged thefts in Kazakhstan has taken an unexpected turn, as a US court continues to hear a lawsuit filed by BTA Bank chairman Kenes Rakishev and the city of Almaty against former bank owner Mukhtar Ablyazov and ex-Almaty mayor Viktor Khrapunov and his son Ilyas Khrapunov, who are accused of laundering funds allegedly stolen in Kazakhstan.

Der Prozess wegen der mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von in Kasachstan veruntreuten Geldern nahm eine unerwartete Wendung.