User:Idashyn/Mukhtar Kabyluly Ablyazov

Statesman Санат:Алфавит бойынша тұлғалар Mukhtar Kabyluly Ablyazov (born 16 May 1963 ) — Kazakhstani entrepreneur, front minister of energy, industry and trade of Kazakhstan (April 1998 –October 1999), chairman of the board of directors of BTA Bank. The leader of the opposition movement "Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan". He currently lives in France (2018).

In June 2007, a Kazakhstan court sentenced an organized criminal group to 20 years in absentia for the alleged illegal use of bank assets and abuse of official position.

Biography
Born on May 16, 1963 in the village of Galkino, South Kazakhstan Region.

He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in 1986 with a degree in physics and theorist. After the institute he worked as an engineer, junior researcher and engineer of the Kazakh State University. In 1990, he was accepted to the postgraduate school of the MIPT, voluntarily left work and became a businessman.

From 1991 to 1993 was the director of "Madina". (The institution was named after his only daughter).

From 1993 to 1997, he was the founder and president of Astana Holding. The company was engaged in diversification, engaged in the transportation of wheat and banking. In 1998, the government issued shares of Bank Turan Alem. Astana-Holding made the highest bid for the state ($ 72 million). But Ablyazov did not have so much money. A week after the tender, a loan agreement was signed, and 765 million tenge of the state bank was transferred to private ownership. Thus, the state stock portfolio was acquired by the state.

Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DCK)
In November 2001, the leaders of the People’s Democratic Republic of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Ablyazov and Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, announced the creation of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement. Among the founders there are separate from them.:


 * Mukhtar Ablyazov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Temir Bank;


 * Akim of Pavlodar region Galymzhan Zhakiyanov;


 * Alikhan Baymenov, Minister of Labor and Social Protection;


 * Deputy Prime Minister Oraz Zhandosov;


 * Deputy Minister of Defense Zhanat Yertlesova;


 * Deputy Minister of Finance Kairat Kelimbetov;


 * Nurzhan Subkhanberdin, chairman of Kazkommertsbank;


 * Parliamentarians Tolen Toktasynov, Serikbolsyn Abdildin, Zauresh Batalova, Bulat Abilov;


 * Berik Imashev, Chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Support for Small Business.

The political movement included people from Kazakhstan, then governors, parliamentarians, a large group of businessmen, prominent public figures, journalists and other citizens of the country. This led to the crisis of the Kazakh authorities. Members of the political movement were expelled from the government and prosecuted. In March 2002, Ablyazov and Zhakiyanov were arrested and imprisoned.

On July 18, 2002, a Kazakh court sentenced Ablyazov to six years in prison for a general health colony. All well-known international human rights organizations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, condemned the actions of the Kazakh authorities and declared Mukhtar a prisoner of conscience.

The US State Department called the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov "full of procedural errors, lack of evidence and a high degree of disagreement with the court case," suggesting that the case was politically motivated.

On February 3, 2003, the European Parliament adopted a special resolution calling on Kazakhstan to release Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Mukhtar Ablyazov was threatened with severe torture in prison.

On May 13, 2003, Mukhtar Ablyazov was released from custody under the influence of international organizations and institutions.

Members of the opposition movement were taken from government posts and brought to justice. In March 2002, Ablyazov and Zhakiyanov were arrested and imprisoned.

In April 2017, on Facebook page he announced the resumption of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement.

Minister of energy
Since June 1997, Ablyazov has been the president of «KEGOC». From April 1998 to October 1999, he was the minister of energy, Industry and Trade, then the prime Minister of the Government of Kazakhstan, Nurlan Balgimbaev.

In October 1999, Mukhtar Kabyldin resigned and was charged with misappropriation of funds, derivative income and proceedings. During the investigation, Ablyazov discovered that in 1998-1999 the resources of KEGOC and Екібастұз ГРЭС-2  were operated in the interests of private institutions. In particular, the large debt for electricity between Kegok JSC, Ekibastuz SDPP-2 and Kostanayasbest Production Complex was reduced to SDPP-2. As a result, Kegok JSC suffered losses in the amount of 2 billion tenge (more than 20 million US dollars) in 1998 and in the first quarter of 1991. .

In May 2002, a court sentenced Ablyazov to 6 years in prison for a general regime correctional facility. He also paid damages and limited his public service for two years. ., Ablyazov appealed to the Presidential Commission on Amnesty on April 8, 2003, and in May, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on amnesty and sentenced the former minister to further imprisonment. .

BTA Bank
December 19, 2004 Yerzhan Tatishev, Chairman of the Board of Turan Alem Bank, died during a hunting. In 2017, Muratkhan Tokmadi admitted that Tatishev was shot dead at the request of Ablyazov during an interview with KTK TV channel. As a result of the crime, Ablyazov seized the bank office. .

Mukhtar Ablyazov was accused of embezzlement from BTA Bank in 2005-2009. The total damage is at least 6 billion. dollars. Ablyazov was arrested in France in 2013. In January 2014, a lower court in France announced the extradition of a banker. However, in April of the same year, the sentence was overturned by the decision of the cassation instance. The case was considered in the Court of Appeal of Lyon and revised to meet the request for the extradition of a Russian banker in late October. On December 9, 2016, the French government overturned the decision to extradite Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia. Ablyazov is pursued by Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. However, the application for extradition is issued only by Russia and Ukraine, since there is no such agreement between Kazakhstan and France.

In June 2017, Almaty's specialized interdistrict court on criminal cases found Ablyazov guilty and sentenced him to another 20 years in prison. Along with deprivation of liberty, the court confiscated its assets and fined 300 MCI. At the same time, he has forbidden professional activities for three years in the banking sector. Saduakas Mamesh, former head of BTA Bank, and First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Chairman of the Credit Committee, Zhaksylyk Zharimbetov, fully recognized their guilt and sentenced him to five years in prison. According to the case, Ablyazov's financial scheme has been used for 4 years: from several million dollars, the gross loans amounting to several billion tenge have been transferred to the oligarchs' accounts of subordinate companies. Ablyazov and his associates purchased elite real estate from Europe and the United States and purchased industrial businesses in Africa. In total, Ablyazov has spent $ 7.5 billion from Kazakhstan. Illegal withdrawal of funds in the amount of US dollars.

In November 2017, the International Criminal Investigative Journalist Consortium (ICIJ) announced the name of Mukhtar Ablyazov, ex-chairman of BTA Bank. During the study, Ablyazov claimed that he owned the funds through other offshore companies, such as CFJ Star Trust, which was founded by Syrym Shalabayev. Two years after Mr Ablyazov left the country, the company was ceilinged, and the company was shut down shortly afterwards. .

Family
Mukhtar Ablyazov is married and has four children (Madina, Madiyar, Alua and Aldiyar).

His wife - Alma Shalabayeva (born August 15, 1966), graduated from the Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi in the specialty "Mathematics" .... .

His daughter Madina married to Eliyas, the eldest son of Viktor Khrapunov, a former resident of Almaty, who lives in Switzerland in September 2007. In 2011, a criminal case was initiated against Viktor Khrapunov. Since February 2012, an international search has been published.

Madiyar Ablyazov received a residence permit in the UK in 2013. For example, his father paid £ 1 million to Madrian’s bank account in Switzerland and helped him get a visa for investors. Ablyazov was issued to British Customs by his son Madiyar for $ 1 million. A pledge of donation was presented. .