Missing Kazakh Opposition Publisher Reportedly In Minsk

The brother of a missing Kazakh opposition publisher says he has located his brother in Minsk, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

Daniyar Moldashev, the director of the Almaty-based ADP publishing house, has been missing since March 25 when he was reportedly beaten and robbed by unknown assailants on his way home from the Almaty airport after arriving from Moscow.

Colleagues said last week that Moldashev was in Moscow to meet with editors from the opposition newspaper "Respublika." The attackers allegedly took his camera and some documents related to his work with "Respublika."

ADP publishing house representatives said today that Moldashev's brother, Asqar Moldashev, who left for Minsk on April 3, phoned Almaty-based lawyer Sergei Utkin from the Belarusian capital today and said Moldashev is in Minsk and in good condition.

Asqar Moldashev said he will further explain the entire situation when he returns to Almaty later this week. He said his brother currently has no plans to return to Kazakhstan.