> Key figures, such as Karim Massimov – the former head of the National Security Committee (KNB), who was sentenced to 18 years for treason – became the first targets.

**Касым-Жомарт Токаев** · 2025-02-28

Document: The Diplomat: Tokayev’s ‘New Kazakhstan’: Rebranding the Old Guard?

Чистка элиты после января 2022 года.

Qaz.Vision card: https://qaz.vision/tezis/1051?lang=en
Primary source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/tokayevs-new-kazakhstan-rebranding-the-old-guard/