Victor Khrapunov
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 […]
July 19, 2014
After communism fell, the majority of the republics of the former Soviet Union developed according to a similar pattern. Due to the lack of truly democratic stable regimes, […]
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 […]
May 10, 2013
“On April 9 of this year, I called my sister in East Kazakhstan. She reported that my nephew, Dmitry Stryapchev, has died under unknown circumstances. He was born […]
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 […]
January 25, 2013
Viktor Khrapunov forecasts that the members of the Shaprashty clan, the offspring of the “nation’s leader” from his first marriage, and the former ministers of foreign affairs will […]
December 21, 2012
The former major of Almaty considers that the Kazakh president is trying to manipulate Swiss media and justice. He proclaims his good faith in an interview with L’Agefi. […]
November 15, 2012
Interview with Viktor Khrapunov. This interview was conducted by Galia Ackerman. Viktor Khrapunov – Kazakh politician. Former mayor of Almaty (1997-2004), Minister of Energy (1995-1997), Governor of the Eastern […]
