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'Security Measures' Taken For Kazakh Judge In Murder Trial Of Ex-Minister Amid Threats


Former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev in court last month
Former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev in court last month

Kazakhstan's Supreme Court said on April 19 that Judge Aizhan Qulbaeva -- who is presiding over the high-profile trial of former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev -- has been provided with "measures of personal security" after she received multiple unspecified threats by phone from persons unknown. The court added that a probe has been launched regarding an "obstruction of justice." Bishimbaev, who is accused of viciously beating his wife, Saltanat Nukenova, to death in a restaurant in Astana in November, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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