According to a report in the Kronen Zeitung newspaper that was confirmed to the Austrian Press Association by the Vienna public prosecutor, the alleged written confession of the Kazakh murder suspect, former ambassador Rakhat Aliyev, is believed to be a forgery.
Former Kazakh Ambassador Rakhat Aliyev is currently in a Viennese prison, awaiting trial for two - or more - murders. His lawyer revealed that the prisoner has been subjected to daily threats of assault, intimidation and extortion.