According to information from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and sources, Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu has been arrested. It is said that he was arrested at his home after returning from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit held in Astana.
It is also reported that businessman Kaji Kajiiev and several high-ranking officials of the National Security Committee have been arrested.
Although Kazakhstan's Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balaeva called this information "unconfirmed," she did not officially deny it either.
However, the Center for Countering Disinformation under the President denied these reports.
