Кто стоит за рынком «Рахат», который власти решили снести

The Almaty Akimat announced that the Rakhat market, which operated without permits for many years, will be demolished. A recreation area and parking lot will be built in its place. We've covered the topic of markets extensively: most of these facilities were, or are still, controlled by people close to the government. These include the late Bolat Nazarbayev with his "bazaar empire," and Anipa Nazarbayeva, who is associated with the Kenzhekhan and Kenzhekhan-2 universal markets. Rakhat is no exception: its history includes Almaty Region Maslikhat deputy Bilaldin Ushurov, convicted former head of Astana EXPO 2017 Talgat Yermegiyayev, former Almaty Maslikhat deputy Salamat Akhmetov, and Muratkhan Tokmadi, a once-influential businessman convicted of murdering banker Yerzhan Tatishev.