Rakhat Aliyev is sitting in an Austrian jail, awaiting criminal charges on two counts of murder and other crimes, news organizations confirm.
The Austrian Independent reports that the charges include “murder and kidnapping” of two banking executives from Nurbank in Kazakhstan, in 2007.
“The case attracted European Union attention after the mutilated bodies of the two bankers were discovered in 2011,” Business Week reports from New York.
“Under international rules, Austria has an obligation to investigate and try Aliyev if they suspect him of committing a crime,” according to Business Week.
Aliyev was convicted in absentia in Kazakhstan, and denies the charges, saying they are politically motivated.
WorldBulletin reports that Aliyev is being held in an Austrian jail, pending further investigation.
The murder and kidnapping charges are not related to the Anastasiya Novikova case.
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