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Redbubble
Tag archive for ‘corruption’
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How to Keep Young People
This is one of those fascinating articles I held onto to see if there would be a follow-up. So far I haven’t seen one so I’ll post on the original now. Senator and presidential candidate Gani Kasymov is concerned about young people leaving Kazakhstan. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Kasymov claims that tens […]
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The Charges Pile Up
Central Asia Online is reporting that Doskaliyev is facing two more charges: taking bribes and unduly getting a research institute transfered to his Ministry. I have also heard from people here that they are looking into charges that he got money out of . purchases of printers for the Ministry–charging the Ministry more than the […]
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Doskaliev Summary
RFE/RL has a pretty good timeline of events surrounding the investigation, stroke, revelation, and now arrest and replacement of Zhaksylyk Doskaliev former Minister of Health. Especially useful since in my coverage I occasionally got things confused or reported on rumors and allegations: Dosqaliev was hospitalized on September 27 with an apparent stroke after being interrogated […]
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Giffen Trial Ends Not in a Bang
After prosecuting James Giffen for seven years, Giffen pled guilty to avoiding paying taxes by failing to give information about a foreign bank account in his 1996 tax return. As for the accusation that he bribed government officials in Kazakhstan for oil deals to the tune of $84 million, well apparently consultants will be consultants. […]
