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Spotlight | Kazakhstan, United States
Amanat Publishing, the mysterious company promoting jailed former Kazakh spymaster Massimov

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Karim Massimov, former chairman of the National Security Council of Kazakhstan.
Karim Massimov, former chairman of the National Security Council of Kazakhstan. © Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Washington-based Amanat Publishing House, run by a Ukrainian native, has a catalogue featuring only three books, two written by former Kazakhstan head of security Karim Massimov and one by his father. A bevy of political operators and business officials who had interests in Kazakhstan when Massimov held power have helped market these books.

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