How much Tokayev oppresses Nazarbayev’s relatives. A secret deal? |
Nazarbayev said that “hiding behind my name” crime everyone who commits justice court should be judged properly
During the protests in Kazakhstan in January this year the president Gasim-Jomart Tokayev He talked about reforms in his address to the people, his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayevsaid that the privileges of his family will not be protected.
Nine months later, even after Nazarbayev’s name was removed from the capital, it is not known what the policy of “de-Nazarbayevization” covers. This is especially true of the country’s economy. The former first family still controls a large part of the economy.
Tokayev 11 january During his speech, the tension in the country was high. A week before the speech, peaceful protests in the western part of the country due to rising fuel prices turned into riots that spread across the country. Law enforcement agencies and the military suppressed the protests with violence.
More than 230 people lost their lives in the clashes. Among them were civilians who did not participate in the protests. A lot of damage was done in Almaty and other cities.
Tokayev called the protesters “terrorists” and called the Russian-led CSTO troops to the country. The entry of the CSTO forces into the country to quell internal protests was not received unequivocally.
At that time, Nazarbayev, who still had the title “Elbaşı” (“Elbaşı” – trans.), did not appear in public.
There were rumors that Nazarbayev’s relatives were trying to overthrow Tokayev. Although Tokayev was chosen by Nazarbayev himself in 2019 the president sat on his chair.
Tokayev parliament and in his speech in front of the Cabinet of Ministers, he overshadowed the legacy of his predecessor, which had been untouched until then.
“Thanks to our first president Elbasin, a number of very profitable companies and even by international standards a rich class of people have appeared in this country. I believe that the time has come to repay the debt of the people of Kazakhstan, to help them on a regular basis.” – he said.
Same time FacebookA journalist wrote: “Today [Qazaxıstan] He heard the word “thanks to Elbasi” in a completely different way.
Tokayev was not satisfied with that. He attacked the system of subsidies, which he called “everything to friends, rules to everyone else.”
President Nazarbayev’s youngest daughter Aliya Nazarbayevaannounced that the company, known to be affiliated with and highly unpopular with the public, would be stripped of its mandate to collect disposal fees.
In the coming days and weeks, Nazarbayeva’s husband and older sister Dariga Nazarbayevas lover oil and gas lost their leadership positions in leading companies in the sector. Firstly social People’s Fund dealing with projects was established.
Members of the Nazarbayev family are said to be among the first donors of the fund.
On June 5, Nazarbayev won the title of “Elba” in Kazakhstan political a referendum was held to pass a constitutional amendment that stripped away the privileges. Tokayev said that “people in a limited circle have illegally seized a large part of the country’s wealth” and announced the creation of a commission for the return of illegally withdrawn money from Kazakhstan.
In July, the commission announced that nearly 500 million dollars were repatriated to the country.
In August, Tokayev suddenly announced that an election would be held to secure a new seven-year mandate. This week, he pledged to end the “era of oligarchic capitalism” during a visit to the country’s Karaganda and Pavlodar regions.
The trend, which includes steps such as the return of its name to the capital Astana and the cancellation of the holiday in honor of Nazarbayev, has been called “Nazarbayevization” in society.
However, in addition to all this, only two members of the Nazarbayev clan are official crime the case has been opened.
Nazarbayev’s nephew on September 26 Kayrat Satybaldi He became the first close relative of the former president to be sentenced. Capital court national telecommunications operator “Kazakhtelecom” and “CTS”. way Satıbaldını, accused of embezzling the logistics company, six years imprisonment sentenced to punishment. 84 million of the total value of these companies dollars is reported to be. “CTS” has already been nationalized.
The investigation into other crimes with which Satibaldi is accused is still ongoing. The deceased grandson of Nazarbayev Aysultan NazarbayevK.’s father-in-lawAyrat Boronbayevis expected to be sentenced for fraud against the state oil company “KazMunaiGaz”.
Boronbayev is best known as the owner of the McDonald’s franchise in Kazakhstan and FC Kairat Almaty, the largest football club in Almaty.
Political scientist and opposition activist Dimash Aljanov says that Nazarbayev’s close relatives imprisonment without collusion between past and present presidents news gives He believes that this deal will “remain in force” for 82-year-old Nazarbayev.
Nazarbayev january Another relative who lost part of his business in Kazakhstan after the events is his younger brother Bolat. It is sometimes called the “King of Markets” because it has a large number of markets.
A 69-year-old former plumber Bolat Nazarbayevin Kazakhstan is known to have huge plots of land and expensive properties. His expensive real estate in Cannes and New York came to light during his noisy divorce with his ex-wife.
Although it was reported that two markets belonging to Bolat Nazarbayev were recently handed over to the state, Aljanov believes that no official charges will be brought against him.
Bolat Nazarbayev, media close to the state in July sick he published pictures of what he was seen. Aljanov says that it was “an attempt to influence public opinion”.
“Nazarbayev, who is the cause of all this corruption, spends his time between Kazakhstan and Dubai and sometimes appears in public.” Aljanov added. He calls the sentence to Satybaldi “soft”.
As for Nazarbayev himself, he made his first and only statement about the investigations started on May’s relatives. “Hiding behind my name,” he said. crime everyone who commits justice court should be judged properly.
“We have established a legal state in Kazakhstan for years. Its main principle is that the law is the same for everyone.” – he said. However, it seems that he was not very aware of the contradiction behind these words.