Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason

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Karim Masimov was fired this week as unrest raged across the country, with dozens killed and public buildings ransacked

US secretary of state Antony Blinken warned on Friday that Kazakhstan will find it difficult to lower Russian influence after inviting in troops to quell unrest.

On Friday the US State Department also authorised non-emergency consulate employees and the family members of all staff to leave Kazakhstan, warning its citizens that “violent protests may severely impact the US Embassy’s ability to provide consular services”.Massimov is widely viewed as a close ally of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev. He has twice been prime minister and has also served as head of the presidential administration under Nazarbayev.

The interior ministry has said 26 protesters were killed in the clashes over the past week, as well as 18 people from police and security forces. Witness reports of shootouts and casualties suggest that the real figures may be considerably higher. More than 3,800 people had been detained, the ministry said.

 

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