th ese ▁( ex ple t ive ) ▁journal ists , ▁especially ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Guardian ▁, ▁who ▁po ke ▁their ▁nos es ▁everywhere ' ▁and ▁( pres umably ) ▁make ▁it ▁harder ▁for ▁British ▁business men ▁to ▁do ▁business . ▁The ▁crowd ▁pract ically ▁cla pped !" ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁Kaz akh stan ▁President ' s ▁billion aire ▁son - in - law ▁Tim ur ▁K ul ib ay ev ▁paid ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ' s ▁represent atives ▁£ 1 5 ▁million ▁– ▁£ 3 ▁million ▁over ▁the ▁asking ▁price ▁– ▁via ▁off sh ore ▁companies , ▁for ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁Sur rey ▁m ansion , ▁Sun ning hill ▁Park . ▁K ul ib ay ev ▁frequently ▁appears ▁in ▁US ▁dispatch es ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁have ▁accum ulated ▁millions ▁in ▁gas - rich ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Swiss ▁and ▁Italian ▁police ▁investig ating ▁" a ▁network ▁of ▁personal ▁and ▁business ▁relationships " ▁alleg edly ▁used ▁for ▁" intern ational ▁cor ruption " ▁were ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁En vi ro ▁Pacific ▁In vest ments ▁which ▁charges ▁" multi - mill ion ▁p ound ▁fe es " ▁to ▁energy ▁companies ▁wish ing ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁The ▁trust ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁paid ▁£ 6 ▁million ▁towards ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Sun ning hill ▁which ▁now ▁appears ▁der el ict