There was interrogation of witnesses in trial on case of attempted homicide of Lukpan Akhmedyarov
27 may 2013
May 27, 2013
The legal proceedings were continued by a case on attempted homicide of journalist of the newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" Lukpan Akhmedyarov in Specialized Interdistrict Court of Criminal Cases (West Kazakhstan Oblast).
At present time, there is an interrogation of witnesses in trial. In general, over eighty persons will appear in court. There will be neighbours, colleagues of journalist, doctors of hospital, where Lukpan was sent to there after attack on him and other ones. The court is able to interrogate 6-8 persons. At this moment 10 witnesses are taken the stand.
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.
The next trial will be held on May 27, 2013 at 16.00 p.m. (Astana time)
The legal proceedings were continued by a case on attempted homicide of journalist of the newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" Lukpan Akhmedyarov in Specialized Interdistrict Court of Criminal Cases (West Kazakhstan Oblast).
At present time, there is an interrogation of witnesses in trial. In general, over eighty persons will appear in court. There will be neighbours, colleagues of journalist, doctors of hospital, where Lukpan was sent to there after attack on him and other ones. The court is able to interrogate 6-8 persons. At this moment 10 witnesses are taken the stand.
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.
The next trial will be held on May 27, 2013 at 16.00 p.m. (Astana time)
