Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason
by Guardian staff with agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5TSR4)
Karim Masimov was fired this week as unrest raged across the country, with dozens killed and public buildings ransacked
The former head of Kazakhstan's domestic intelligence agency has been detained on suspicion of high treason, the agency said, after he was fired amid violent protests.
The National Security Committee, or KNB, said in a statement on Saturday that its former chief Karim Masimov had been detained on Thursday after it launched an investigation into charges of high treason.
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