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Investigation with regard to attackers on Lukpan Akhmedyarov was completed There will be trial of them

5 march 2013
March 05, 2013

The Investigative Committee of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan has completed investigation with regard to attackers on journalist of the newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" Lukpan Akhmedyarov. The Head of Investigative Group, Investigative Officer of The Investigative Committee of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dauren Ibrayev has informed officially him and his lawyer about it.

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.

They were detained and taken into custody at the beginning of November, 2012. First, they were charged with attempted homicide. Now, except for this article they are charged with formation and participation in organized criminal group.

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.

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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