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Belarus presidents aide
Held for embezzlement
Minsk, Belarus – An aide to the president was detained on charges of embezzling state assets, officials said Wednesday.
The official, who is responsible for agriculture and industry at the president’s office, was put in jail Tuesday, said a government statement cited by state television.
He was charged with largescale embezzlement of state assets, the statement said without elaboration.
Last December, two other officials were arrested on the same charges.
1. On what charges was the side to the President detained?
2. What was he responsible for at the president’s office?
3. He was put in jail, wasn’t he?
4. What did the government statement say?
5. Who else was arrested on the same charges?
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Kazakh tax dodgers
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFF) – The Kazakh authorities sharply stepped up investigations into tax evasion in 1997, opening 314 criminal cases compared with 28 in 1996, tax police chief Pakhat
Aliyev said Tuesday.
Alieyev, who was appointed head of the Finance Ministry’s special department for tax crimes in November, stressed that «there won’t be double standards concerning the fulfillment of tax legislation –both foreign and Kazakh entrepreneurs are equal before the law »
Of the 314 cases brought to court, 205 resulted in convictions and 60 people are in custody, he said.
1) Why did the Kazakh authorities step up investigations?
2) How many criminal cases were opened in 1997?
3) Who was appointed head of the Finance Ministry’s special department for tax crimes?
4) Were foreign and Kazakh entrepreneurs supposed to fulfill tax legislation on equal basis?
5) How many people are in custody?

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1. The aide to the President was detained on charges of embezzling state assets.
2. He was responsible for agriculture and industry at the president’s office.
3. Yes, he was.
4. A government statement said that an aide to the president was charged with largescale embezzlement of state assets.
5. Two other officials were arrested on the same charges.  
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1) The Kazakh authorities stepped up investigations into tax evasion.
2) 314 criminal cases were opened in 1997.
3) Pakhat Aliyev was appointed head of the Finance Ministry’s special department for tax crimes.
4) Yes, they were.
5) 60 people are in custody.