Videos and a photograph are circulating on social media that users claim were taken at the moment the heads of Samruk-Kazyna and KTZ were detained, the website infohub.kz reports.
On the same day, the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the detention of Samruk-Kazyna head Nurlan Zhakupov and KTZ head Yelzhas Otynshiyev.
Against the backdrop of that news, Kazakhstanis on Threads are actively discussing footage purportedly filmed as the suspects were detained. It was published on the Povestka_kz account on Threads.
“Samruk-Kazyna and KTZ: a timeline of events — in the video. The signal to everyone else is crystal clear: the law is the same for everyone, regardless of position or status,” the post says.
The first photo, taken in an apartment, shows a man in a casual T-shirt standing in front of several people as he is filmed. In the second video, several people lead a man out through a gate onto the street, holding him by the arm.
Recall that information appeared online today about events unfolding near the Atlant residential complex in Astana. According to the Telegram channel @kozachkow, “some people threw a suitcase out of a window containing banknotes resembling U.S. dollars.” Many Kazakhstanis also linked the situation to the detention of Nurlan Zhakupov, chairman of the board of Samruk-Kazyna JSC, and Yelzhas Otynshiyev, chairman of the board of KTZ National Company JSC. Their detention was later officially confirmed by the National Security Committee, but no confirmation was given of a link between the suitcase of money and Zhakupov’s case.
We have also previously reported in detail on what Yelzhas Otynshiyev is known for, having been appointed head of KTZ only recently, and prepared material on what Nurlan Zhakupov is known for.