Kazakhstan not negotiating on Ablyazov's extradition to his homeland
Kazakhstan not negotiating extradition to the Republic accused of financial machinations of the head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, said on the last working day of the week of the Republican Prosecutor General's office.
on the first day of the week it was announced that France has agreed to extradite Ablyazov to the Russian Federation, the decree about it was signed by Prime Minister Manuel Waltz back on September 17.
"the main Prosecutor's office of Kazakhstan re-confirms that now does not conduct any negotiations on possible extradite Ablyazov from Russia or Ukraine, and informs that will strictly adhere to the principles of international legal cooperation, with respect to any agreements and obligations of participants in international legal interaction between them ", - reported in the Agency response to a request Last news .
along with this, the main Prosecutor's office of Kazakhstan said that "does not want to abandon the prosecution of members of organized illegal groups Ablyazov" and will continue meetings and collaboration with foreign colleagues from Russia, France and Ukraine.
Ablyazov was arrested in France in July 2013 and since then placed under arrest, his extradition was made of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, whereas Kazakhstan has with France extradition Treaty.
The Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation expects this year will be Mr Ablyazov in the Russian Federation, where there is already a warrant for his detention. Former banker charged with several offences, among them fraud, forgery, abuse of authority.
Kazakhstan accuses Ablyazov in financial irregularities amounting to more than $ 6 billion. The case was initiated back in 2009. Then he fled the country and had lived a long time in the UK, but was forced to leave this country. Himself Ablyazov and his supporters report that they are being persecuted for political reasons.
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