{"id":599850,"date":"2026-11-13T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=76024"},"modified":"2026-11-13T21:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:05:09","slug":"kazakh-police-detains-head-of-ktz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=599850","title":{"rendered":"Kazakh police detains head of KTZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ), Yelzhas Otynshiev, was detained on suspicion of corruption. \u201cInvestigative measures are being carried out to establish all the circumstances of the case\u201d, the Kazakh government said.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Otynshiyev has been leading KTZ since July. He was appointed by the head of Samruk-Kazyna, the country\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, Nurlan Zhakupov, who owns the railway company. Zhakupov was also arrested on the same suspicion along with \u201cother individuals\u201d, the government said. Otynshiyev is also the Chairman of the Managing Board of TITR, the company managing the Middle Corridor.<\/p>\n

The arrests were carried out on Wednesday, 11 November by Kazakhstan\u2019s Anti-Corruption Service of the National Security Committee. \u201cNo further information regarding the progress of the pre-trial investigation may be disclosed\u201d, the Kazakh government explained. The arrests do not mean that Otynshiev and Zhakupov are guilty.<\/p>\n