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Murder trial seen as test of Kazakh leader's pledge on women's rights

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The trial of a former government minister charged with beating his wife to death has gripped public attention in Kazakhstan, and some see it as a litmus test of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promise to build a fairer, more equitable society. Shocking footage played in the courtroom this week showed Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former economy minister, repeatedly kicking and punching a slender young woman wearing only a coat and boots, and dragging her around by her hair. The woman, 31-year-old Saltanat Nukenova, was found dead last November in a restaurant owned by a relative of her husband, where the couple had spent almost a whole day and the previous night. She had been unconscious for hours. According to a coroner's report, Nukenova died from brain trauma. One of her nasal bones was broken and there were multiple bruises on her face, head, arms and hands.

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Reuters

Former Economy Minister of Kazakhstan is being charged for brutally beating his wife to death at a restaurant

30 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Murder trial seen as test of Kazakh leader's pledge on women's rights

ALMATY (Reuters) - The trial of a former government minister charged with beating his wife to death has gripped public attention in Kazakhstan, and some see it as a litmus test of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promise to build a fairer, more equitable society. Read full story

1 month ago·Malaysia

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The Straits Times

Murder trial seen as test of Kazakh leader's pledge on women's rights

ALMATY - The trial of a former government minister charged with beating his wife to death has gripped public attention in Kazakhstan, and some see it as a litmus test of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promise to build a fairer, more equitable society. Read more at straitstimes.com.

1 month ago·Singapore

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Libertatea.ro

Kazakhstan's former economy minister risks 20 years in prison for allegedly killing his wife, whom he tortured for hours at his neighbour's restaurant

Former Kazakh Minister of Economy, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, 43, is accused of torture, murder, and committing a serious crime, while his cousin is accused of not reporting the alleged crime from November 9 last year at the BAU restaurant in Astana, according to Radio Free Europe, reported by Blic. The trial of the former official began at the end of March. It is alleged that the former minister beat his wife, Saltanat Nukenova, in turns for hours in…

30 days ago·Bucharest, Romania

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U.S. News

Murder Trial Seen as Test of Kazakh Leader's Pledge on Women's Rights

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