Leila Khrapunova says ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors

    Former Almaty Akim wife Leila Khrapunova has said that she was ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors who lauched an investigation against the Khrapunov family on suspicion of money laundering, KTK reports, citing Khrapunova’s interview with Tages Anzeiger.
    The decision to initiate the investigation was made after Kazakhstan’s authorities submitted a request for legal support to Switzerland this spring.
    All of the Khrapunovs’ accounts in Credit Suisse and Schroder & Co Bank AG were frozen and the documentation seized.
    The prosecutors will investigate the origin of the wealth of the former Almaty akim, which is estimated at 300 million Swiss francs ($322.6 million).
    20 criminal cases are being pursued against Khrapunov in Kazakhstan. According to Kazakhstan’s investigative authorities, the Khrapunovs transferred over $48 million and 7.7 million euros to foreign accounts in Switzerland and offshore zones between 2003 and 2007.
    This October, Leila Khrapunova was added onto the wanted list for suspicion of major fraud, www.tengrinews.kz states.