Saltanat Nukenova, 31, was discovered useless final November.
The trial of a former Kazakhstan minister charged with beating his spouse to loss of life has turn out to be the speaking level throughout the nation, with some seeing it as a litmus check of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s promise to construct a fairer, extra equitable society.
Saltanat Nukenova, 31, was discovered useless final November in a restaurant owned by a relative of her husband Kuandyk Bishimbayev, the place the couple had spent nearly an entire day and the earlier night time. She had been unconscious for hours.
In a latest listening to, the courtroom was proven 8-hour-long footage of 44-year-old Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former economic system minister, beating his spouse Saltanat Nukenova. The surveillance footage exhibits Bishimbayev kicking and punching the 31-year-old repeatedly in a restaurant owned by his household.
He is then seen dragging her by the hair to a separate room, the place there have been no cameras. Â
When she tried to flee by hiding in the bathroom, Bishimbayev “broke down the door, pulled her out, and continued beating her,” the prosecutor stated in the course of the trial.
“He grabbed her by the throat after dragging her out of the toilet. This is when she lost consciousness,” the prosecutor added.
As she lay on the ground, lined in her blood, Bishimbayev dialled a fortune-teller, who assured him his spouse could be fantastic. The ambulance arrived 12 hours later, and the medical workers declared her useless on the scene.
According to a coroner’s report, Saltanat died from mind trauma. One of her nasal bones was damaged and there have been a number of bruises on her face, head, arms, and palms.
Bishimbayev is charged with torture and homicide with excessive violence and faces as much as 20 years in jail. The homicide trial, which is being livestreamed on social media, has gripped public consideration and sparked a debate about gender equality and home violence.
Many Kazakhs see Bishimbayev as a typical member of the nation’s rich ruling elite and worry that, even when discovered responsible, he could one way or the other escape correct punishment – as was the case with a earlier conviction.
Bishimbayev was arrested in 2017 on bribery fees and sentenced to 10 years in jail however walked free after lower than three years behind bars because of an amnesty and parole.