Kazakh political exile Khrapunov gets asylum in Switzerland
Prominent Kazakh political figure Viktor Khrapunov has been granted asylum in Switzerland, as has his ex-wife. The pair would risk unfair treatment back in Kazakhstan, the Federal Administrative…
Khrapunov affair: Swiss dismiss Kazakh money laundering case
The Office of the Attorney General of Geneva has closed an investigation into suspected money laundering in a case involving Viktor Khrapunov, the former mayor of Kazakhstan’s largest…
Maurer on the Eve of a Delicate Trip to Kazakhstan. Switzerland Sends Kazakhstan Packing
P.1 Maurer on the Eve of a Delicate Trip to Kazakhstan The Kazakh affair. The Swiss judiciary draws a line under the so-called “Kazakh affair” after seven years…
Parliamentary immunity lied in alleged corruption case
A former Swiss parliamentarian has been stripped of his immunity, paving the way for a legal investigation into corruption allegations over lobbying efforts by Kazakhstan. It is a…