Former Kazakh minister jailed on corruption charges
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 9 June 2016 |
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June 09, 2016
A Kazakh court has sentenced former Sport Minister Talghat Ermegyaev to 14 years in prison on corruption charges.
A court in Astana found Ermegyaev guilty on June 9 of bribe-taking and sentenced him the same day.
Ermegyaev, 47, served as minister of sports and tourism in 2011-12.
In January 2013, he was appointed chairman of the Astana Expo-2017 Joint Stock Company, which is responsible for organizing an international exposition on energy in June-September 2017.
But Ermegyaev was placed under house arrest in June 2015 amid investigations into a high-profile embezzlement case.
Several former Kazakh officials have faced prosecution on suspicion of graft in recent years, with some sentenced to long prison terms.
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