On Friday, June 15, the Judge presiding over the trial of Mark Seidenfeld on false charges brought by OAO “Arna” at the direction of its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Murat Zhunussov, directed that Murat Zhunussov himself appear at the trial to explain his role in bringing the false charges and delaying legal proceedings.
On June 18, on the second day of trial, Arna’s lawyer and General Director have reported to the court that Murat Zhunussov is in China to run in a marathon race.
Two additional persons, the former Chief Accountant and the Financial Controller of OAO “Arna”, have also disappeared and are reportedly outside of Kazakhstan for the duration of the trial of Mark Seidenfeld, avoiding questioning about testimony they gave during the investigation of accusations against Mark Seidenfeld, testimony that was riddled with inconsistencies and contradictions.
June 19, 2007 at 11:02 pm
This is just unbelievable. Thanks for keeping us up to date.
June 20, 2007 at 12:38 pm
[...] On Monday, Mr. Zhussunov, the complainant, was nowhere in court. Instead, he was in China, running in a Marathon. [...]