Creditors Say Kazakhstan’s Diplomatic Property Attachable Due To Commercial Use

Mealey's (July 21, 2021, 1:38 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Moldovan investors and their businesses on July 19 filed an emergency motion for relief in a District of Columbia federal court, alleging that the Republic of Kazakhstan is illegally using a diplomat’s residence for commercial purposes and asking the court to attach the property, block its sale or require that any proceeds if it is sold be placed in escrow to pay off an arbitral award against Kazakhstan now worth more than $556.5 million with interest....