The Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna JSC Nurlan Zhakupov was arrested in Kazakhstan.
This was reported by the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan.
It is not specified in which specific section the criminal case was opened. The department stated that investigative actions are being carried out, and information on the progress of the pre-trial investigation in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law is not subject to disclosure.
In addition to Zhakupov, the head of Kazakhstan Tamir Juli, Aljas Utinshev and other people were arrested. They are suspected of trying to accept a bribe. However, this information has not been officially confirmed.
Samruk-Kazyna manages the largest assets in the country - companies in the oil and gas, transport, energy and telecommunications sectors, including KazMunayGas, Kazatomprom, KTZ, Air Astana, Kazakhtelecom and KEGOC. In 2023, President Kassem-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the Foundation's Board of Directors, headed by former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.