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'''Sergei Duvanov''' (born 1953) is a prominent [[Kazakhs]]tani [[journalist]] who, in 2002, wrote articles that claimed [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] and several other Kazakh politicians had illicit [[Banking in Switzerland|Swiss bank account]]s containing millions of U.S.' dollars. The scandal was labeled "[[Kazakhgate]]".<ref name=USDOJ>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/28/world/main2050919_page2.shtml What's The Truth About Kazakhstan?] CBS News</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2001, the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] investigated Kazakhgate.<ref name=USDOJ/> 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 [[Human rights in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan's human rights situation]].<ref name=RAPE>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/eav102902.shtml Supporters of detained Kazakhstani journalist denounce incident as government set-up] EurasiaNet</ref> 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. On the initiative of its Central Asia Project Manager [[Peter Zalmayev]], ILHR awarded Duvanov (in absentia) its annual human rights award at a ceremony held at the United Nations on December 9, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defending Defenders: League Honors Five Human Rights Activists On Defenders' Day at U.N.|url=http://www.ilhr.org/ilhr/defenders/index.html|publisher=www.ilhr.org}}</ref> 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).<ref>[http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/56236 Journalist and human rights activist Sergei Duvanov released on probation]</ref> Duvanov, and the opposition, claim that the case was politically motivated.<ref name=RAPE/> On January 15, 2004, Duvanov was released on probation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan : Mr. Sergei Duvanov released on probation|url=http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/kazakhstan/2004/01/d16668/|author=World Organization Against Torture|date=January 20, 2004}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Human rights in Kazakhstan]]

==References==
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