Nursultan Nazarbayev's nephew sacked

Samat Abish, a nephew of Kazakhstan's first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been relieved of his post as First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee.

According to Report, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree in this regard.

Lieutenant General Abish was appointed to this post in December 2015.

He is the son of Nazarbayev's younger brother Satybaldy.