Former head of special services of Kazakhstan faces up to 17 years in prison

Ex-head of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, suspected of a number of grave crimes, including in state treason, can go for a grille for 17 years.

“The former head of the National Security Committee of Masimov and three of his Zama were arrested. They are suspected of the states permissions, an attempt to capture power, exceeding the authority, as well as receiving a bribe in a large scale. We think that judicial authorities will give an assessment of the judiciary. According to these crimes in criminal The code is provided for 17 years of imprisonment, “said the Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Berik Asylov, while adding that” the investigation is still underway, Interfax reports.

Karim Masimov, who headed the Kazakhstan special service since 2016, was detained on January 6 on suspicion of state treason. Later it became known about the detaining of the three deputies – Anuar Sadykulov, Dauleta Yergogin and Marat Osipov. All of them are suspected of an attempt by the violent seizure of power and exceeding official powers.