https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian prosecutors have ruled out reopening a probe into the death of a prominent Kazakh government opponent whose apparent jail suicide in Vienna had been called into question by a German expert. https://www.thelocal.at/20170214/austria-rejects-murder-theory-in-aliyev-kazakh-critics-death Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:25:33 +0100 austria-rejects-murder-theory-in-aliyev-kazakh-critics-death New allegations about the death in an Austrian jail of Rakhat Aliyev, a prominent opponent and former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president, have emerged. https://www.thelocal.at/20161215/new-allegation-that-prison-officer-was-behind-aliyev-death Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:42:58 +0100 new-allegation-that-prison-officer-was-behind-aliyev-death New findings show that Rakhat Aliyev, a prominent opponent and former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president, did not kill himself but was "murdered" in an Austrian jail last year, his lawyers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20161212/kazakh-critics-suicide-in-austria-jail-was-murder Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:01:49 +0100 kazakh-critics-suicide-in-austria-jail-was-murder Two Kazakhs are due to appear in court on Tuesday in one of Austria’s most prominent and unusual murder trials, in which the main suspect is dead. https://www.thelocal.at/20150414/kazakh-pair-on-trial-in-vienna-after-aliyev-death Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:46:06 +0200 kazakh-pair-on-trial-in-vienna-after-aliyev-death Lawyers of the dead Kazakh dissident Rakhat Aliyev, who was found hanging in his prison cell in Vienna last week, have said they will fight to prove that his death was not a suicide - contrary to what Austrian prosecutors have ruled. https://www.thelocal.at/20150303/lawyers-fight-to-prove-aliyev-case-not-suicide Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:03:00 +0100 lawyers-fight-to-prove-aliyev-case-not-suicide According to a report on Austrian radio station Ö1, traces of barbiturates were found in the body of former Kazakh ambassador Rakhat Aliyev, who was found hanging in his prison cell on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150227/sedative-found-in-dead-kazakh-dissident-blood Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:24:09 +0100 sedative-found-in-dead-kazakh-dissident-blood Prosecutors in Austria have confirmed that the diary of former Kazakh ambassador Rakhat Aliyev has been found in his prison cell, where he was found dead on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150226/could-diary-hold-clue-to-kazak-aliyev-death Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:02:00 +0100 could-diary-hold-clue-to-kazak-aliyev-death According to an announcement from the Vienna Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, the former Kazakh Ambassador to the OSCE in Austria Rakhat Aliyev has now been charged with double murder, reports the Austrian Press Agency (APA). https://www.thelocal.at/20141230/kazakh-ex-ambassador-charged-with-murder Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:50:00 +0100 kazakh-ex-ambassador-charged-with-murder Kazakhstan's former ambassador to Austria is about to face charges of double murder, according to a report on national broadcaster ORF on Friday, which quoted a leaked 14-page opinion by prosecutor Bettina Wallner. https://www.thelocal.at/20141031/kazakh-banker-to-face-double-murder-charge Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:57:00 +0100 kazakh-banker-to-face-double-murder-charge According to a report in the Kronen Zeitung newspaper that was confirmed to the Austrian Press Association by the Vienna public prosecutor, the alleged written confession of the Kazakh murder suspect, former ambassador Rakhat Aliyev, is believed to be a forgery. https://www.thelocal.at/20140704/aliyev-confession-deemed-a-forgery Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:09:00 +0200 aliyev-confession-deemed-a-forgery The former son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was arrested in Vienna late Thursday in connection with murder and kidnapping charges. https://www.thelocal.at/20140606/former-son-in-law-of-kazakh-leader-arrested-in-austria Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:33:00 +0200 former-son-in-law-of-kazakh-leader-arrested-in-austria