AITBEK AMANGELDI: Saltanat’s brother on Bishimbayev’s verdict, motive, torture & the Foundation

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On May 13th Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court convicted a former government official Kuandyk Bishimbayev of torturing and murdering his wife Saltanat Nukenova and sentenced him to 24 years in prison in a case that has gripped the Central Asian nation. In his first interview in English Saltanat’s brother Aitbek Nukenov answers the most important questions about the court case and reflects on how it changed the nation and the culture.

0:00 Teaser
1:23 The case of Bishimbayev
2:34 Is Aitbek happy about the verdict?
4:28 Why was the world glued to this case?
6:28 Criminalizing domestic violence in Kazakhstan
7:39 Unfair fight with Bishimbayev
10:08 Handling the defamation of Saltanat
13:20 «She forced me» - victim blaming in our society
16:30 Bishimbayev’s obsession with another businessman
19:02 «You will go to prison for this» - decision making moment
21:31 Did Nassyrbekova do it knowingly?
23:14 Did the public attention help the case?
25:18 On threats and limitations
27:00 How did Bishimbayev manage to «change» Saltanat?
28:47 «He couldn’t break her»
33:48 On defense’s strategy
35:17 Bishimbayev quoted Hitler in his final word
36:31 Will the criminal actually do his time?
38:08 On Saltanat’s Memorial Foundation
40:30 «The worth of life in Kazakhstan is very low»
46:02 On Aitbek’s parents’ health
48:57 «I was lucky to have her as a sister»