“Parties to the process – Bishimbayev Kuandyk Valikhanovich, Baizhanov Bakhytzhan Amirkhanovich; August 2, 2024 – start of the case, August 5, 2024 – transferred to the judge,” reads the entry in the courtroom in the Supreme Court section.
Saltanat Nukenova was brutally murdered in November 2023. The court found her common-law husband, former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev, guilty and sentenced him to 24 years in prison. The director of the Gastro-Center, Bakhytzhan Baizhanov, a relative of the former official, was found guilty under Article 432 (concealment of a crime) of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan and sentenced to four years in prison.
On June 26, the appeal commission upheld the sentence. Bishimbayev's lawyers said they intend to appeal to the Supreme Court, Bishimbayev himself was dissatisfied with the process, stating that the court was biased.
On July 23, KazTAG reported that Bishimbayev was transferred to a maximum security facility.
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