Former Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan was arrested after the murder of his wife in a restaurant

In Kazakhstan, the former Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Kuandyk Bishimbayev was arrested for two months. The press service of the court reported this. It is noted that he is suspected of murdering his wife.

“The court of the city of Astana authorized a preventive measure in the form of detention for a period of two months in relation to the suspect Kuandyk Bishimbayev,” the report says. He is cited by RIA Novosti. The city police department did not say what crime the former minister was charged with.

Earlier, law enforcement agencies reported that Kuandyk Bishimbayev was detained on suspicion of murdering his wife, which was committed in a restaurant in Astana. The former minister allegedly beat his wife in a drunken state in an Astana restaurant. The woman died before the ambulance arrived.