Why was Zhomart Yertayev, a banker for the Nazarbayev family, released in September 2025? After all, he was serving a sentence for embezzling over 140 billion tenge from Kazakhstan’s banking system!
In early October, the authorities frantically began backtracking: the amnesty decision was overturned, and Yertayev allegedly ended up behind bars again. However, this remains doubtful, as the authorities have not provided convincing evidence.
Video from Elmedia Kazakhstan.
