Switzerland
January 8, 2021
Prominent Kazakh political figure Viktor Khrapunov has been granted asylum in Switzerland, as has his ex-wife. The pair would risk unfair treatment back in Kazakhstan, the Federal Administrative […]
November 21, 2019
The Office of the Attorney General of Geneva has closed an investigation into suspected money laundering in a case involving Viktor Khrapunov, the former mayor of Kazakhstan’s largest […]
November 20, 2019
P.1 Maurer on the Eve of a Delicate Trip to Kazakhstan The Kazakh affair. The Swiss judiciary draws a line under the so-called “Kazakh affair” after seven years […]
September 13, 2018
A former Swiss parliamentarian has been stripped of his immunity, paving the way for a legal investigation into corruption allegations over lobbying efforts by Kazakhstan. It is a […]
March 17, 2015
A former Swiss ambassador secretly lobbying for Kazakhstan’s interests inside the government building; or a Swedish arms factory’s nebulous attempt to influence Switzerland’s order for fighter jets: both […]
November 22, 2013
«The leader is always right and those who doubt it are called to order by the National Security Committee (NSC) and the law» “As a lone fighter, I […]
July 18, 2013
The daughter of the head of state of Kazakhstan obtained a Swiss residence permit – on the understanding that she was the head of a company. But the […]
April 11, 2013
The family say they have been victims of computer attacks by Kazakh authorities. When the federal adviser Johann Schneider-Ammann opened an official visit to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on […]
March 22, 2013
Billionaire Dinara Kulibaeva is living in Switzerland under questionable circumstances – her father is the President of Kazakhstan. BERN – Dinara Kulibaeva first hit the headlines in early […]
February 20, 2013
Last week, the French newspaper Le Monde wrote that Lake Geneva’s shores have become a stage for the fierce battle between two hostile Kazakh clans. According to the […]
