Murder of Kazakh judge in Germany: Astana declares relatives wanted PHOTO

Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry has declared the husband and mother-in-law of Aigul Sailybayeva, the judge found dead in Germany in June 2024, wanted by authorities, NUR.KZ reports.

Notices for Alexander Dontsov, the husband of the deceased, and Natalya Dontsova, his mother and Sailybayeva’s mother-in-law, have been published on the portal of Kazakhstan’s legal statistics and special records.

The search initiative was launched by the Interior Ministry, while the case is being handled by police in Taldykorgan, located in the Zhetysu region.

Media recall that on June 7, 2024, Kazakh citizen Kanat Sailybayev reported the disappearance of his sister in Germany. Aigul Sailybayeva was a former judge of the Saryarka District Court in Astana and a graduate of the Bolashak scholarship program.

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry later said that diplomats immediately contacted local police, who began search operations. On June 16, the body of the missing Kazakh woman was found.

By Khagan Isayev