In a landmark domestic violence case in Kazakhstan, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former government minister, received a 24-year prison sentence after being found guilty of beating his wife to death. A jury delivered the verdict in an Astana court on May 13, during a hearing viewed by citizens nationwide via a live broadcast on YouTube. In addition to a lengthy prison term, Bishimbayev was ordered to pay court costs, estimated at over $5,000. Bishimbayev had faced a potential life term after being found guilty of “murder committed with particular cruelty” and “torture.” One of Bishimbayev’s relatives…