Trial of alleged killers of Altynbek Sarsenbayev, a prominent opposition leader, opened recently with a declaration of innocence by former top parliamentary official accused of ordering murder; prosecutors allege that Utembayev, a former head of Kazakhstani Senate staff, contracted Sarsenbayev's murder after the latter made unflattering revelations about him in the press
Trial of alleged killers of Altynbek Sarsenbayev, a prominent opposition leader, opened recently with a declaration of innocence by former top parliamentary official accused of ordering murder; prosecutors allege that Utembayev, a former head of Kazakhstani Senate staff, contracted Sarsenbayev's murder after the latter made unflattering revelations about him in the press