The attempt of the widow (second wife) of Rahat Aliyev to thaw through the decision of the Supreme Court their control over the bank accounts of the former son-in-law of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev failed. The Supreme Court in Nicosia ruled that there were no grounds for lifting the seizure of accounts based on the decree of the Nicosia District Court, issued following relevant requests by the Attorney General and MOKAS on November 16 last year.
The decision of the District Court with which the accounts were frozen was based on a request of the Attorney General, which was based on an affidavit of an investigator-police officer of MOKAS. Reference was also made, among other things, to formal requests for judicial assistance from the Kazakh authorities (from 10/1/2014 to 11/10/2016) in the context of the investigation of serious and duration of offenses related to money laundering. It is recorded in the affidavit that its purpose was to execute the additional requests for legal assistance in order to freeze the accounts. Aliyev's widow, Elnara Sioraz, is also being prosecuted, according to the Supreme Court ruling.
The decision to issue the court decree was based on legislation to prevent and combat money laundering. The decree prohibits the transaction in any way of the liquid assets recorded in the decree, which is deposited in accounts and specific amounts, the beneficiaries of which are the aforementioned company, the widow and her two children.
The issue was made public by "Phileleftheros" on November 3, following complaints from representatives of businessmen from Kazakhstan who came to Cyprus. A group of businessmen in the country believe that they were victims of looting of their property and businesses by Aliyev. In Cyprus, until November 16, 2016, the authorities of our country had not initiated a process of freezing his assets.
Elnara Sioraz and her children - an adult and a minor - as well as the affiliated company ZIRTOVIA LTD, appealed to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Nicosia District Court to freeze the accounts. At the same time, on January 20, the District Court will consider the same decree that was issued as temporary.
The Supreme Court ruled that, on the one hand, no arguments were brought before it that would lead to an examination of the repeal of the decree. It was also ruled that since the matter is pending before the District Court, the matter should be adjudicated there first.
According to reports, the so-called complaints to the Central Bank of Cyprus and MOKAS were made by Serik Medetvekov, former owner of a large media outlet in Kazakhstan, which was widely prosecuted, while the media were in the hands of Aliyev. He, who was then a member of the country's opposition, was exiled to Germany.
Serik Medvedev has reported that about $ 400 million has been found in Aliyev's accounts in various countries by the group of businessmen he represents. The total amount sought is close to $ 1 billion.
Following the allegations and the publication of "Phileleftheros", as well as the revelation that while Cypriot banks refused to accept his deposits, an amount of $ 33,8 million was found deposited shortly after the 2013 haircut in his account at the small refugee camp in Famagusta in Larnaca. as the SEAs were then formed. Specifically, $ 3,8 million had initially been transferred through Lebanon to Hellenic Bank, but almost immediately the bank closed the account. The money was transferred to the Famagusta SA, where Aliyev later deposited another $ 30 million.
In other countries, including Austria, Greece, Malta and Kazakhstan, all Aliyev accounts have already been frozen.
HUGE PROPERTY FOUND IN OVERSEAS COMPANY ACCOUNTS
Rahat Aliyev, a Kazakh diplomat and businessman, was accused by the Austrian authorities of a number of serious crimes, such as the murder of two Kazakh bankers, money laundering, etc., while he was Nazarbayev's son-in-law.
In March 2015, he was found hanged in his cell in Vienna, where he was being held, without being investigated for suicide or crime. Aliyev's criminal activity had preoccupied the authorities of many countries but also of his country and he was considered the "wanted person No. 1" of Kazakhstan.
Part of the huge fortune he acquired while he was the son-in-law of the powerful man of Kazakhstan was located in both his personal accounts and accounts of offshore companies controlled by him in Cyprus.
It is noted that according to the complaints, the widow would try to transfer the deposits abroad, in order to buy a large amount of real estate.
Source: Liberal