APRIL 24 2023 (The Bulletin) — A closed court in Kazakhstan on Monday imprisoned Karim Masimov, the former chairman of the National Security Committee and a former PM, to 18 years in prison for treason and plotting a coup.
Masimov was arrested in January 2022 during a struggle for power triggered by mass street protests. He is considered close to former president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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