Nur-SultanALMA-ATA, Mar 15The Nur-Sultan Specialized Interdistrict Investigative Court authorized the arrest of Kairat Satybaldyuly, the nephew of ex-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, in the case of embezzlement of funds from JSC Kazakhtelecom, the press service of the capital court reported. On March 13, the Anti-Corruption Service of Kazakhstan announced that it was investigating a criminal case abuse of power and embezzlement of funds of Kazakhtelecom JSC on a large scale. On suspicion of committing these crimes, he was detained and placed in the Satybaldyuly temporary detention facility. in a message on the website of the court. It also notes that other data of the pre-trial investigation are not subject to disclosure. Kazakhtelecom JSC is the largest telecommunications operator in Kazakhstan. According to media reports, Kairat Satybaldyuly's Alatau Capital Invest (ACI) company acquired a 3.4% stake in Kazakhtelecom in 2016. After graduating from the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School in 1990, Satybaldyuly served in the armed forces and national security agencies. Later, over the years, he served as deputy mayor of the country's capital, vice president of the Kazakh Oil national oil and gas company, and first vice president of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy national railway company. After returning to serve in the National Security Committee in 2003-2005, he headed the personnel department of this special service. He worked as a secretary of the Nur Otan party in power (now called Amanat), and in recent years he has been engaged in business. He was a shareholder of one of the largest banks in the country — Kaspi.
