Kazakhstan commented on the criminal case against the former chairman of the KNB

Karim MassimovNUR-SULTAN, Mar 14The criminal cases initiated against the former leaders of the National Security Committee (KNB) of Kazakhstan on the facts of treason and attempts to seize power are connected with the January events that took place in the republic, Prosecutor General Berik Asylov said. 3,770 criminal cases have been initiated… The National Security Committee is investigating 15 cases of treason, an attempt to seize power, taking a bribe on an especially large scale. In these cases, the former chairman of the National Security Committee Karim Masimov, as well as three of his deputies, were arrested with a court order, «- he said on Monday in the country's parliament. On January 8, the KNB announced the detention of the former chairman of the committee Masimov on suspicion of treason, and on January 13 specified that an investigation had also been launched into the case on the facts of actions aimed at the violent seizure of power. Along with Masimov, former deputy chairmen of the KNB were detained and are being investigated in the case: the head of the special forces service «A» Anuar Sadykulov and Daulet Yergozhin. liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about 1,000 people were injured. According to the country's Prosecutor General's Office, 4,578 people were injured as a result of the riots, 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials. Armed Forces of Kazakhstan