Kazakh court sentences ex-minister to 24 years for wife's murder
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN — A court in Kazakhstan on Monday sentenced a former economy minister to 24 years in prison for the murder of his wife, in a case that led the patriarchal Central Asian nation to toughen its domestic abuse laws. Kuandyk Bishimbayev was found guilty of torture and murder in the November 2023 beating death of Saltanat Nukenova. The trial of Bishimbayev, which began in March, has been broadcast live. He will serve his sentence in a maximum-security prison. The former minister... Читать дальше...