“Lavrov’s assistant” or a shadow casino operator? How Ilyas Karimov ended up at the center of Pin-Up’s billion-dollar schemes linked to wanted businessman Dmitriy Punin
In both Kazakhstan and Russia, the role of assistant to the ambassador is an official diplomatic position strictly managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Such roles are rarely, if ever, held by private individuals who simultaneously claim to operate as independent lawyers. Claims to this title are often used by individuals to gain undue influence or to facilitate services for Russian citizens abroad.
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