Employees of the Consulate General of Russia in Almaty managed to meet with the former managing networks of supermarkets and hypermarkets X5 Retail Group by Viktor Balashov. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova was told about this during a briefing, the correspondent “Renta.Ru” reports.
She reported that the Russian did not complain about the conditions of detention, but it was expressed about the problems with health and low quality of drugs provided to him. Zakharova noted that the staff of the Consulates have repeatedly applied to local courts about providing medical care and changes to the preventive measure of Balashov, but their requirements were partially satisfied.
The representative of the Foreign Ministry added that, according to the lawyers of the accused, the trial is in strict accordance with Kazakhstan legislation, and the next hearing is scheduled for its case at the beginning of November. She also stressed that the Russian Consulate General is on a permanent connection with relatives and protection of Balashov.
previously it became known that Viktor Balashov, who worked in Kazakhstan at the position of the top manager of the largest Russian manufacturer of East-Service workwear, was a victim of a business scandal between the company’s leadership in the face of Dmitry Golnev and the local partner of Nursultan Shokanov. In September, the Kazakh authorities placed the Russians in the SIZO, and during the last court session, the prosecutor’s office requested 11 years in prison for him.
According to Mother Balashov, the defense was able to fully prove the fabrication of the criminal case against her son, but the chances of winning are very small. At the same time, she indicated that Victor constantly put pressure on and shokanov himself, which allegedly belongs to the clan of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.