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After Akhmetzhan Yesimov resigned as head of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna," critics expected him to face a long prison sentence, accusing him of embezzling funds from the organization.

The collaborative criminal activities of former Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov with billionaire Galimzhan Yessenov have revealed some concealed elements of their history.

Kazakh authorities have arrested about 12,000 people in total after turmoil that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed on foreign-backed “terrorists."

At least twelve police officers, including one who was discovered beheaded, lost their lives during the chaos as demonstrators attempted to break into government buildings in Almaty