Altynbek Sarsenbayuly
Altynbek Sarsenbayuly | |
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Алтынбек Сәрсенбайұлы | |
Akezhan Kazhegeldin | |
Preceded by | Quanysh Sultanov |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia | |
In office 25 January 2002 – 3 November 2003 | |
President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Preceded by | Taiyr Mansurov |
Succeeded by | Krymbek Kusherbayev |
Personal details | |
Born | Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly Sarsenbaev 12 September 1962 Ak Zhol (2003–2005) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Moscow State University |
Altynbek Sarsenbayuly (
In 2003, after a long career in senior Kazakh government positions, such as Information Minister and Ambassador to Russia, Sarsenbayuly joined the opposition ranks in protest against what he regarded as the administration's authoritarian policies.[citation needed]
Soon after his decision to contest in the 2005 Kazakh presidential election, Sarsenbayuly faced government intimidation tactics, including a physical assault by unidentified individuals during a presidential campaign meeting with voters and the alleged beating of his two nephews in November 2005.[citation needed]
Biography
Early life and education
Sarsenbayuly was born in the village of Qainar in family of 12 children.[1] In 1982, he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and then in 1985 from the Moscow State University.[2]
Career
From 1985, he was an editor and senior editor of KazTAG. In 1987, Sarsenbayuly became an editor and executive secretary of the Arai - Zarya magazine. From 1989 to 1992, he was an editor of the Orken - Horizon newspaper.[3]
In March 1992, Sarsenbayuly was appointed as the head of the Department of Culture and Interethnic Relations of the President. From August 1992, he served as the head of the Department of Internal Policy of the President.
On 20 January 1993, Sarsenbayuly was appointed as
On 13 October 1997, Sarsenbayuly became the
In December 2003, Sarsenbayuly became the co-chair of the
Murder and investigation
On 13 February 2006 the bodies of Sarsenbayuly, his bodyguard and his driver were found dead on a road near the city of Almaty, reportedly lying face-down, hands tied on their back, and shot in the head at point blank range.
On 22 February 2006 five officers of Kazakhstan's KNB security service, and specifically the elite Arystan combat division, were arrested for involvement in Sarsenbayuly's murder. According to Interior Minister
Police arrested Rustam Ibragimov, a former law enforcement officer, as a suspect for organizing the operation. Four more men were later arrested in connection with the assassination.
On 31 August 2006, all ten of the accused assassins were convicted of the murder of Sarsenbaev. Rustam Ibragimov was sentenced to death, while his nine accomplices received prison terms ranging from 3–20 years.[17] Ibragimov's death sentence was commuted to life in prison in 2014.[18]
The completion of the investigation in December 2013 was marked by a press conference with the Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan and the ranking American diplomat in Kazakhstan, Ambassador
Ordway praised the "exceptional cooperation" between Kazakh law enforcement and the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, and that the FBI's results were consistent with the findings of the Kazakhstani Procurator General.[19] Ordway emphasized that the FBI's investigation was independent from the Procurator General's office, and the FBI had full and immediate access all materials and information.[19]
References
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- ^ Dubnov, Arkady (2006-02-14). "Российские СМИ об убийстве Алтынбека Сарсенбаева". Фергана.Ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ a b "За последние три месяца в Казахстане убит второй оппонент президента Назарбаева". Фергана.Ру. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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- ^ ЛАЗОРСКАЯ, Александра (2004-10-01). "Алтынбек САРСЕНБАЕВ: "Я не верю в сказки о "несведущем царе"…". zonakz.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ Jacobs, Bruce (2005-04-19). "Kazakhstan: Opposition Group Reappears Under New Name". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ Top Kazakh Aide Quits in Crisis After Killing of Opposition Figure New York Times
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- ^ "The official statement of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan | The General prosecutor's office of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Remarks of Ambassador Ordway, chargé d'affaires a.i. at the press conference". US Embassy in Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.