03.08.2004 Kazakhstan: Opposition Party Sees Fortunes Rise And Fall: http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/pp073104.shtml
Just a few weeks ago the Kazakh opposition party Ak Zhol was viewed as one of the stronger parties heading into the 19 September parliamentary elections. But at the end of July it’s unclear where the party stands among voters. Observers say July has been a difficult month. One setback involves Ak Zhol co-Chairman Bolat Abilov, who was found guilty of slander on 27 July, receiving an 18-month suspended sentence. The verdict bans him from running in the election. The slander charges stem from comments Abilov made in May accusing parliamentarian Mukhtar Tinikeev of bribing local officials to ensure an election victory. Tinikeev has denied the allegations. Tinikeev has also denied suspicions that the charges against Abilov are politically motivated.

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