In this photo released by The Kazakhstan Supreme Court Press Office’s Telegram channel on Friday, April 19, 2024, businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, the country’s former economy minister, is escorted into court in Astana, Kazakhstan. The trial of Bishimbayev in the death of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova, has touched a nerve in the Central Asian country. Tens of thousands of people have signed petitions calling for harsher penalties for domestic violence. On April 11, senators approved a bill toughening penalties for spousal abuse, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed it into law four days later. (The Kazakhstan Supreme Court Press Office telegram channel via AP)