The former Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan was arrested
Erlan Turgumbaev, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, was arrested in connection with the 2022 riots. He is accused of abuse of office with serious consequences.
Another high-ranking person - the former Minister of Internal Affairs Erlan Turgumbaev - was arrested in connection with the mass riots that occurred in Kazakhstan in early 2022, Islam News reports .
The arrested former minister is accused of abuse of office and official authority with grave consequences. The Prosecutor General's Office of the country called the information contained in the case a state secret and refrained from revealing other details.
Before mass riots in Kazakhstan at the beginning of 2022, residents of the cities of Almaty, Janaozen and Aktau protested in connection with the doubling of the price of liquefied gas. After these protests, chaos broke out in the country's capital - armed men attacked government institutions, looters stormed the streets.
In this regard, the authorities declared a state of emergency throughout the country and launched an anti-terrorist operation. According to official data, 230 people, including 19 security service personnel , were killed in the riots.
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