Apr 12, 2024
FILE In this photo released by the Kazakhstan Supreme Court Press Office's Telegram channel on Friday, April 12, 2024, businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, the country's former economy minister, sits in a defendants' cage at his trial in Astana, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's Supreme Court on Monday convicted a former government official of torturing and brutally murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison, concluding a high-profile trial that has gripped the Central Asian nation. (The Kazakhstan Supreme Court Press Office Telegram channel via AP, File)