At Kazakh Corruption Trial, Ex-Economy Minister Blames Subordinates, Apologizes To Nazarbaev

ASTANA -- Former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev, who is being tried on charges of bribery and embezzlement, is protesting his innocence and pointing the finger at subordinates he said had "failed" him. In his first remarks to the court since his trial began in November, Bishimbaev ...