Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of Kazakhstan Ruslan Zhaksylykov has been removed from his previous position and transferred to the post of Minister of Defense of the Republic. The corresponding order was published on the official website of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. empty» alt=»» />
Ruslan Zhaksylykov. YouTube screenshot
By another presidential decree, Murat Bektanov left the post of defense minister, and Yerkin Botakanov was appointed the new head of the National Guard. The latter until now served as the first deputy commander in chief.
Two days ago, by Tokayev's decree, the nephew of the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, was dismissed from the post of first deputy chairman of the National Security Committee (KNB). He became the fourth relative of the ex-head of state, who was forced to leave his post after the protests in Kazakhstan.