Kairat Satybaldyuly, the nephew of the former president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been taken into custody for two months. Website of the specialized Inter-District Investigative Court of the city of Nur-Sultan says.
It is specified that the court has authorized a measure of restraint in the form of detention for a period of two months.
Information about the detention of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s nephew first appeared in January, but was later refuted.
Detention of Kairat Satybaldyuly was confirmed only in March. The anti-corruption agency said it is investigating abuse of office and embezzlement of funds from Kazakhtelecom on a large scale.
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began on January 2, 2022. Residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau region protested against an increase in the price of liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other regions.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the republic, dismissed the government and became the head of the Security Council. CSTO countries sent peacekeeping units to Kazakhstan at his request.
The CSTO mission in Kazakhstan was successfully completed.
