Case in which man cut off his ex-wife’s nose and ears – while on probation for raping her – causes huge debate in country where femicide and domestic abuse rife
Asel Nogoibaeva sits up in her hospital bed, with her mutilated face hidden behind bandages so only her eyes can be seen.
The perpetrator, Azamat Estebesov, is now in prison, but Nogoibaeva is sad and angry that he was not jailed earlier. Instead, he had been given probationary sentences for previous threats, rape and violence against her. During the first eight months of 2023, 8,512 cases of domestic violence were officially registered, according to the ministry of internal affairs. Just 2% have gone to trial. In 2022,Nurbek Toktakunov, a lawyer and civic activist, says the problem is more about attitudes rather than the legal framework. “We need to work at the level of creating certain traditions in the law enforcement system, to hold law enforcement officials responsible for negligence,” he says.
“I turned to the local police with a statement about the threats. They accepted my appeal, but there was no action,” she says. “Two days after that, he raped me, at night, on the street.” “I cried with fear, I told the court that two days ago he came to my house and beat me. He said he would kill me, so he’s stalling for time. They didn’t listen to me. Neither the judge nor the prosecutor. The trial was moved to 27 September. On 20 September, he maimed and cut me, making me permanently disabled,” she says.
Estebesov is now in prison after the court cancelled his probationary sentence for his previous attacks and jailed him for eight years. The latest attack on Nogoibaeva could lead to his sentence being extended.
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