A partner post from Mediazona Central Asia One of the most sensational trials of the independence era is unfolding in Kazakhstan, in which a former government minister, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, stands accused of the brutal beating death of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova. The case is nearing its conclusion. On May 2, prosecutors presented their summation of the case. The prosecution team asserted that Nukenova wasn’t just murdered, she was systematically abused. “Saltanat Nukenova developed a guilt complex, formed by Bishimbayev. This explains the indecisiveness in trying to break a toxic relationship…