Public Prosecutor's Office has appealed against sentence with regard to perpetrators of assassination attempt on journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov
19 august 2013
August 19, 2013
Public Prosecutor's Office of West Kazakhstan Oblast has sent appeal against sentence of Oblast Specialized Interdistrict Court of Criminal Affairs to Board of Appeals; the sentence was passed with regard to perpetrators of assassination attempt on journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov
Public Prosecutor's Office of West Kazakhstan Oblast has dissented from acquitting judgment of court of the first instance; it has acquitted the accused persons under article 235 "The Creation and Guidance of an Organised Criminal Group or Criminal Association (Criminal Organisation), and Participation in a Criminal Association" of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The judgment in this part was not warranted by law.
The accused persons disagreed with passed sentence. In their appeals, Askhat Takhambetov, Mursalim Sultangereyev, Manarbek Akbulatov and Almaz Batyrkhairov have asked to reconsider the sentence of criminal court which convicted them in attempted homicide. Askhat Takhambetov, Mursalim Sultangereyev, Manarbek Akbulatov and Almaz Batyrkhairov have insisted, that they had no intention to kill journalist. They asked court to adjudge them guilty under article 103 "Deliberate Causation of Serious Damage to Health" of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and imposed the most mildest penalty for them.
The next trial will be held on August 21, 2013.
Public Prosecutor's Office of West Kazakhstan Oblast has sent appeal against sentence of Oblast Specialized Interdistrict Court of Criminal Affairs to Board of Appeals; the sentence was passed with regard to perpetrators of assassination attempt on journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov
Public Prosecutor's Office of West Kazakhstan Oblast has dissented from acquitting judgment of court of the first instance; it has acquitted the accused persons under article 235 "The Creation and Guidance of an Organised Criminal Group or Criminal Association (Criminal Organisation), and Participation in a Criminal Association" of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The judgment in this part was not warranted by law.
The accused persons disagreed with passed sentence. In their appeals, Askhat Takhambetov, Mursalim Sultangereyev, Manarbek Akbulatov and Almaz Batyrkhairov have asked to reconsider the sentence of criminal court which convicted them in attempted homicide. Askhat Takhambetov, Mursalim Sultangereyev, Manarbek Akbulatov and Almaz Batyrkhairov have insisted, that they had no intention to kill journalist. They asked court to adjudge them guilty under article 103 "Deliberate Causation of Serious Damage to Health" of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and imposed the most mildest penalty for them.
The next trial will be held on August 21, 2013.
