{"id":391408,"date":"2022-01-08T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kazakhstan-arrests-former-intel-chief-on-treason-charges\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T16:56:47","slug":"kazakhstan-arrests-former-intel-chief-on-treason-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kazakhstan-arrests-former-intel-chief-on-treason-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The former head of Kazakhstan\u2019s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of treason amid a crackdown on violent protests over gas prices in the former Soviet state that included bringing in 2,500 Russian troops.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s National Security Committee announced the arrest of its former head, Karim Masimov, on Saturday, days after he was removed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-asia-arrests-kazakhstan-national-security-ea2b33fd9c8564b47361e9a29f82800f\"> the Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No details were given about the allegations against Masimov that would constitute an attempted government overthrow. The agency, which replaced the Soviet-era KGB, is responsible for counterintelligence, the border guards service and anti-terror activities.<\/p>\n<p>Massimov also served two terms as under former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country\u2019s ruler for three decade, who turned over the presidency to Tokayev in 2019 but remains powerful behind the scenes, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/kazakhstan-detains-ex-security-chief-crisis-convulses-nation-2022-01-08\/\">Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces killed 26 demonstrators over the past week and arrested more than 4,400, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. It said 18 law-enforcement officers died in the unrest.  <\/p>\n<p>The protests in the Kazakhstan, which is about four times the size of Texas, were the most widespread the nation\u2019s 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. They began in the country\u2019s far west, near the border with China, in response to a steep increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, which is widely used for vehicle fuel. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Body of victim laying next to military truck&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-20762559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kazakhstan president has authorized troops to kill protesters, and 26 have been killed so far. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They spread to the country\u2019s largest city, Almaty, where demonstrators seized and burned government buildings, and overran the city\u2019s airport.<\/p>\n<p>At Tokayev\u2019s request, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russia-led military alliance of six former Soviet states, started sending about 2,500 mostly Russian troops to Kazakhstan as peacekeepers. They began arriving Friday, with some guarding government facilities in Nur-Sultan, the nation\u2019s capital, and on and on Friday assisted Kazakh forces in retaking the Almaty airport from protesters, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-59918004\">the BBC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken questioned Kazakhstan\u2019s decision to seek Russian military aid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kazakhstan tank\" class=\"wp-image-20762572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Kazakhstan National Security Committee Chief Karim Masimov was arrested on charges of treason, no further details regarding his arrest have been released. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Russian Defence Ministry\/AFP via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At a press briefing Friday, Blinken said, \u201cone lesson of recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it\u2019s sometimes very difficult to get them to leave\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would seem to me that the Kazakh authorities and government certainly have the capacity to deal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriately with protests to do so in a way that respects the rights of protesters while maintaining law and order,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s not clear why they feel the need for any outside assistance. So we\u2019re trying to learn more about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moscow officials have said the deployment is temporary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Anthony-Blinken.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Secretary of State Anthony Blinken\" class=\"wp-image-20762640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Anthony-Blinken.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Anthony-Blinken.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Anthony-Blinken.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was skeptical that the Russian  troop presence would be temporary. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Graeme Jennings\/Pool via AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tokayev authorized security forces to shoot to kill those participating in unrest. On Saturday, there were no im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te reports of unrest in Almaty, but police dispersed a demonstration and made detentions in the city of Aktau, while sporadic gunfire was heard in Kyzylorda, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the US started pulling out some non-essential staff from its consulate in Almaty amid safety concerns over the ongoing protests, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Burning car in Kazakhstan\" class=\"wp-image-20762697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kazakhstan-russia-220108-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The protests in Kazakhstan were ignited by steeply rising gas prices. 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