Tokayev adds final touches to domestic intelligence overhaul after spymaster ouster

US private investigators home in on ex-president Nazarbayev's brother 

A group of US lawyers and consultants are aiming to have OFAC sanctions placed on the former president's younger brother Bolat Nazarbayev, who is already under close watch from the Russian and Kazakh intelligence services.

Nazarbayev's former allies fear investigations as elections loom 

With the snap presidential election only a few weeks away, investigations into security officials and leading Kazakh business figures are being wrapped up one by one. Fearing they could be next, members of the current administration are keeping a low profile.

Kazakh asset recovery on hold until elections over 

Behind the scenes, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's administration is still talking to US and British law firms about plans to recover assets connected to people in ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev's circles. Their progress is hinged on the outcome of the upcoming political events.

Moldova's Statis take aim at Emmanuil Grinshpun in US courts 

The father-and-son businessmen Anatol and Gabriel Stati, who have been battling the Kazakh government in several countries, have requested information in US courts from Emmanuil Grinshpun, a Moldovan investor with close links to Kazakhstan's business and political elite.

The Bolashak Consulting Group, a senior Kazakh official talent incubator 

Bolashak Consulting Group has been a loyal ally to Nur-Sultan during its international legal battles and also acts as a talent incubator for the country's political and judicial elite.

Internal intelligence service sifts through the Nazarbayev clan 

The internal intelligence service, the KNB, is continuing to investigate a group of officers close to ex-Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, including one of his nephews, Samat Abish. The businessmen in the former president's family have been given little trouble, however.

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Kazakhstan's security council drafts new military doctrine 

The Kazakh government's desire to strengthen its grip on the security apparatus has prompted it to launch an ambitious project to reform it, which is being carried out by recently appointed officials.

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