Tuesday, 28 February 2006

KAZAKH PRESIDENT\'S SON-IN-LAW DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN MURDER

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Deputy Foreign Minister Rakhat Aliev, who is also the son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbaev, issued a statement on 28 February condemning various reports alleging that he was involved in the killing of opposition leader Sarsenbaev. Aliev called the reports a \"stage-managed smear campaign to accuse me and other well-known people in Kazakhstan of purported involvement in the murder of Altynbek Sarsenbaev.\" Aliev said that the reports are a \"hideous lie\" and \"a part of the overall plan that began with the murder of this well-known politician.
Deputy Foreign Minister Rakhat Aliev, who is also the son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbaev, issued a statement on 28 February condemning various reports alleging that he was involved in the killing of opposition leader Sarsenbaev. Aliev called the reports a \"stage-managed smear campaign to accuse me and other well-known people in Kazakhstan of purported involvement in the murder of Altynbek Sarsenbaev.\" Aliev said that the reports are a \"hideous lie\" and \"a part of the overall plan that began with the murder of this well-known politician.\" The aim of the campaign, Aliev said, is to \"destabilize our society.\" He stated that his lawyers are readying suits against the \"authors and disseminators of this libel.\" (Kazakhstan Today)
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