Nazarbayev allegedly wanted to overthrow a local businessman Tokhtar Tuleshov.
In Kazakhstan the group of high-ranking officials and military personnel detained on suspicion of attempting to organize the seizure of power.
The country’s intelligence agencies believe that a well-known entrepreneur Tokhtar Tuleshov was preparing a coup. Karasev added that the detention of accomplices of a businessman made over the weekend in the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent.
“The investigation has data that Mr Tuleshov previously conducted the preparatory work, and since last year has actively taken concrete steps in preparation for the violent seizure of power”, – said the representative of the press service of Committee of national security Karasev, Ruslan at a briefing in Astana.
“The plan of action provided for destabilizing the country by creating sources of tension, the organization of protests and riots, against which he planned to form a so-called “alternative government” and to change the structure of the current government”, – informed the representative of the national security Committee of Kazakhstan.
However, said Karasyov, was arrested and placed in jail a number of accomplices Tuleshova.
“They include former first Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a former member of the constitutional Council, state counselor of justice second class Ilyas he touched upon the use. The former head of the Department of internal Affairs of SKR the General-the major Doskaliyev,” – said Karasev.
According to him, were seized from the caches, and caches a significant amount of weapons ammunition and explosives, which Tuleshov allegedly planned to use to “implement their criminal intentions.
According to the chief of Department of the Prosecutor General of Kushina Igembaeva, Tuleshova also charged with illegal possession of drugs, a number of grave and especially grave crimes, including murder and kidnapping, inflicting bodily harm of varying severity, deliberate destruction of another’s property, raiding”.
According to the representative of the press service of KNB, the businessman was arrested back in February 2016 for illegal drug possession and financing of the criminal group.
