Court Reopens Investigation in Astana Criminal Case, Adjusts Charges Against Defendant

The court debates in the Specialized Interdistrict Court for Criminal Cases of Astana involved a request from the prosecutor to introduce new charges against the second defendant, Bakhytzhan Bayzhanov. The State Prosecutor requested to reopen the judicial investigation in order to change the charges against Bayzhanov from failure to report a crime to premeditated concealment of an especially grave crime.