Mazhilov Nurlan Turarbekovich Biography

The ex-head of the Almaty Department of KNB Nurlan Mazhilov was sentenced to 6 years in prison in the case of January unrest in the year.

He is also deprived of the right to occupy public posts for 10 years. On Tuesday, April 25, he sentenced him to six years in prison on charges of exceeding the authorities and officials during protests and riots at the beginning of the year. In addition, Mazhilov was deprived of the right to occupy positions in public service, in local governments, financial organizations for 10 years, and was also deprived of the special rank of major general of the KNB, the press service of the court said.

The day before, a verdict was sentenced to ex-head of the KNB on the eve of the specialized inter-district court for criminal cases of Astana sentenced the former chairman of the KNB of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov to 18 years in prison. He was found guilty of state treason, forcibly seizure of power and abuse of authority. By a court decision, the official also confiscated property and was lifelong the right to occupy positions in the civil service.

The case was considered under the stamp "Top Secret." They are sentenced to 16, 15 and three years in prison, respectively. All four defendants are deprived of the titles of generals and state awards. Over 10 billion tenge, about 20 million euros and 24 million US dollars, 21.8 million euros were recovered from them. The January protests and riots in Kazakhstan in the early January of the year in Zhanaozen in the West of Kazakhstan began rallies against a sharp increase in liquefied gas prices, they quickly grew into mass protests throughout the country with economic and political requirements.

In some regions, on the night of January 5, pogroms, attacks on administrative buildings, police branches, shops began. More than others, the largest in terms of population, the city of Kazakhstan - Almaty. According to the authorities, during the riots a person died, including 19 representatives of law enforcement agencies, more people were injured. Only in the former capital in connection with protests and riots more people were detained.

The President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev resigned the government and introduced a state of emergency in the country. In mid -January, the unit of the forces of the Organization of Collective Security Treaty left Kazakhstan.