Kazakh President Accused Of Ineffectiveness By Party Colleague
March 06, 2006
President Nazarbaev (file photo) (epa)
Serik Abdrakhmanov, a member of Nazarbaev's own party, Otan, said today in an open letter that further violence could follow the killing if the president did not clamp down on corruption in his ranks.
Abdrakhmanov also said there was no reason to rely on the Interior Ministry for a fair investigation, echoing allegations from the opposition.
Altynbek Sarsenbaev, the co-chairman of the Nagyz Ak Zhol (True Bright Path) party, was found shot dead outside Almaty on February 13 along with his driver and bodyguard. The Senate's administrative chief, Yerzhan Utembayev, and five security officers were arrested for the killings.
(with additional material from Reuters)