Almaty | The former head of Kazakhstan’s national security agency has been arrested for treason after being sacked following riots in the country, the agency said on Saturday.
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The National Security Committee said its former director, Karim Massimov, was taken into custody on Thursday after the launch of an investigation for high treason.