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Ex-Kazakh president's relatives lose major posts after unrest

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The influential son-in-law of Kazakhstan's ex-president resigned as head of the leading business lobby on Monday (Jan 17) not long after public anger at perceived corruption in the Central Asian country boiled into a deadly crisis. Following days of internet shutdown, prosecutors said on Saturd

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Reuters

Kazakh ex-leader's nephew sacked as deputy state security chief

NUR-SULTAN - Samat Abish, the nephew of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, was sacked as second-in-command at the National Security committee on Monday, the president's office said, the latest Nazarbayev relative to be pushed out of office. Timur Kulibayev, Nazarbayev's billionaire son-in-law, also resigned on Monday as chairman of the Central Asian nation's main business

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Kazakh ex-leader's nephew sacked as deputy state security chief

NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Samat Abish, the nephew of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, was sacked as second-in-command at the National Security committee on Monday, the president's office said, the latest Nazarbayev relative to be pushed out of office. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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Channel News Asia

Son-in-law of ex-Kazakh president quits business lobby after deadly unrest

NUR-SULTAN: The influential son-in-law of Kazakhstan's ex-president resigned as head of the leading business lobby on Monday (Jan 17) not long after public anger at perceived corruption in the Central Asian country boiled into a deadly crisis. Following days of internet shutdown, prosecutors said on Saturd

2 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Son-in-law Of Ex-Kazakh President Quits Business Lobby After Deadly Unrest

The influential son-in-law of Kazakhstan's ex-president resigned as head of the leading business lobby Monday not long after public anger at perceived corruption in the Central Asian country boiled into a deadly crisis. Following days of internet shutdown, prosecutors said Saturday the unrest that began at the start of the year with peaceful protests over energy price hikes had left 225 people dead, including 19 law enforcement and military pers…

2 years ago·United States

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TASS [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Kazakh leader dismisses Nazarbayev’s nephew from post of first deputy security chief

On January 17, Timur Kulibayev, Nazarbayev’s son-in-law, stepped down as the head of the presidium of Atameken, the Kazakh National Chamber of Entrepreneurs

2 years ago·Moscow, Russian Federation

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The Guardian Nigeria

Ex-Kazakh president’s relatives lose major posts after unrest

The influential son-in-law of Kazakhstan's ex-president resigned as head of the leading business lobby Monday after public anger at perceived corruption The post Ex-Kazakh president's relatives lose major posts after unrest appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

2 years ago·Nigeria

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