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There was case on patrons of attempt upon life of Lukpan Akhmedyarov It was singled out in separate procedure

24 january 2013
January 24, 2013

The Investigative Committe of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan has completed inquiry with regard to organizer and three participators of attempt upon the life of Lukpan Akhmedyarov.

Police officers of Department of Internal Affairs of West Kazakhstan Oblast said to Lukpan Akhmedyarov, that criminal case with regard to perpetrators of attempt upon the life of him would be brought to trial at the beginning of February. The investigative procedure, concerning determination of patrons of attempt upon life of Lukpan Akhmedyarov will be executed within scope of separate procedure.

We would remind you that on the night of April 20, 2012 a journalist of the independent newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" Lukpan Akhmedyarov was injured badly. Unknown men shot him with a traumatic (non-lethal) pistol and stabbed him eight times. The attack took place outside his home.

Four men were taken into custody. Askhat Takhambetov, he was thirty years-old and was head for crime, according to version of the investigation; Almaz Batyrkhairov, he was twenty-three years-old, who owned to the shooting at journalist from traumatic pistol; Manarbek Akbulatov, who owned to the stabbing of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov and Mursalim Sultangereyev, he was thirty four years old, he was a driver of car on which they moved in night of crime committment. These persons have been members of organized criminal group.

As newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" informed that attempt on journalist from Uralsk Lukpan Akhmedyarov' life was made to order and it was connected with his professional activity. USD10000 were promised to perpetrators for attempt on Lukpan Akhmedyarov' life.
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