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The book, also on sale in Germany and Switzerland in both German and Russian, according to the author's website, accuses President Nursultan Nazarbayev of corruption and repression of political opponents.
The author was sentenced in his absence last year to 40 years imprisonment, having been charged with kidnapping, murder and an attempted coup on Astana's leader, who has been in power locally since Soviet days.
However, Kazakh authorities said they will not prosecute individuals for reading the text, concentrating instead on the book industry, the prosecutors' statement said.
Nazarbayev, 68, has clung to power through a string of referendums and elections, often criticised by Western observers.
Emphasising his ambition, Astana's main landmark is a lollipop-shaped column crowned by a golden globe, in which visitors can place their own hand in a mould of the president's hand, prompting a burst of pre-recorded song composed by Nazarbayev.
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The author was sentenced in his absence last year to 40 years imprisonment, having been charged with kidnapping, murder and an attempted coup on Astana's leader, who has been in power locally since Soviet days.
However, Kazakh authorities said they will not prosecute individuals for reading the text, concentrating instead on the book industry, the prosecutors' statement said.
Nazarbayev, 68, has clung to power through a string of referendums and elections, often criticised by Western observers.
Emphasising his ambition, Astana's main landmark is a lollipop-shaped column crowned by a golden globe, in which visitors can place their own hand in a mould of the president's hand, prompting a burst of pre-recorded song composed by Nazarbayev.
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