Background
Duvanov, Sergei was born in 1953 in Kazakhstan.
Duvanov, Sergei was born in 1953 in Kazakhstan.
The scandal was labeled "Kazakhgate". In 2001 the United States. Department of Justice investigated Kazakhgate. Duvanov was arrested in October 2002 at his datcha outside Almaty and accused of raping a 14-year-old girl.
The arrest occurred one day before he was going to visit the United States to speak about Kazakhstan"s human rights situation.
In January, 2003 he was found guilty and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Among others, the International League for Human Rights (ILHR), a New York-based human right watchdog, condemned the Kazakhstani government"s persecution of Sergei Duvanov.
As of 15 January 2004 he is under a prison regime which allows him to go to work and live at home. However, Duvanov is not allowed to go to public places (a notion undetermined by Kazakh law).
Duvanov, and the opposition, claim that the case was politically motivated.
On January 15, 2004, Duvanov was released on probation.
Member Social Democratic Party, Kazakhstan. Member of Institute War & Peace Reporting.
1 child Dinissa.