The shared criminal dealings of former Almaty Akim Akhmetzhan Yessimov and billionaire Galimzhan Yessenov have uncovered hidden details of their past.
Общий криминальный бизнес бывшего акима Алматы Ахметжана Есимова с миллиардером Галимжаном Есеновым открыл некоторые тайные страницы их прошлого.
Galimzhan Yessenov’s rapid ascent from a regular manager to almost the sole owner of Jusan Bank is intertwined with state funds, opaque transactions, and family connections to Kazakhstan’s political elite.
The effectively defunct ATF Bank, associated with Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law Akhmetzhan Yesimov, could turn into a point of no return for everyone involved.
After Akhmetzhan Yesimov resigned as head of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna," critics anticipated a long prison sentence for him, accusing him of embezzling funds from the organization.
