Tokayev convened the Security Council after the arrest of the heads of Samrok-Kazina and KTZ in Kazakhstan.
On November 13, President Kassem-Jumart Tokayev held an operational meeting of the Security Council after the arrest of the heads of the Samruk-Kazina Foundation and the Kazakhstan National Society Tamir Juli. On November 11, the KNB detained the head of Samrok-Kazina Norlan Zhakupov and the head of the KC Aljas Otinshev; both are considered suspects.
Tokiyev described the events as "a very serious sign of corruption on a large scale" and declared the state's principled position: no one will have exceptions to the law. The president provided statistics on corruption crimes discovered for 2023-2025 (3,168 cases worth over 248 billion tenge) and the first ten months of this year (751 cases, 205 in the semi-public sector). The inspections were entrusted to the National Security Committee and the Attorney General's Office, the government must submit a plan to reduce corruption by November 24; A special committee was also announced to control public spending. There is still no official confirmation on a number of details, including the connections between the detainees and the banknotes found.
Tolper. Media.