fbpx
Wikipedia

National Security Committee (Kazakhstan)

March 05, 2024

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan.[3] It was founded on 13 July 1992.[5] It primarily manages the Border Service of Kazakhstan, which conducts oversight over the international borders of Kazakhstan. The NSC also oversees the Arystan ('Lions') commando unit.[6]

National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Қауіпсіздік Комитеті
Qazaqstan Respublikasy Ūlttyq Qauıpsızdık Komitetı
Russian: Комитет Национальной Безопасности Республики Казахстан
The emblem of The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Agency overview
Formed13 July 1992; 31 years ago (1992-07-13)
Preceding agency
Agency executive
  • Chairman, Yermek Sagimbayev
Websiteknb.kz
Footnotes
Also referred to by the abbreviations KNB[1][2] or NSC,[3] or unofficially as the Kazakh National Security Service[4]

History edit

The NSC was created in accordance with a law passed by parliament in July 1992 which authorised the establishment of an agency to replace the KGB, the old national security apparatus of the Soviet Union. Initially, it retained most of the staff which the KGB had employed in Kazakhstan, as well as the powers the KGB had held; its first head, Bulat Baekenov, had worked for the KGB for over two decades. Its early years were marked by close cooperation with Russia on issues of border security and counter-intelligence against alleged foreign spies.[1]

In December 1995, a new presidential decree modified some of the NSC's powers.[7]

In January 2010, Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed his nephew Samat Abish as the NSC's head of human resources; opposition lawmaker Serikbolsyn Abdildin of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan claimed this shows that Nazarbayev considers personal loyalty more important than skill in government posts.[2]

Operations edit

In November 2008, journalist Ramazan Yesergepov published an article entitled "Who Rules the Country: President or National Security Committee?" It contained private NSC correspondence which was later listed as classified, resulting in his 2009 arrest and conviction on security charges.[8] The case led to domestic and international condemnation.[9][10] In early 2021, the NSC, in coordination with the Foreign Ministry and the United States, conducted an operation under the auspices of "Operation Zhusan" to return a group of Kazakhstani citizens from Syria.[11][12]

Main directions of activity edit

  • Counterintelligence Service, support law enforcement in neutralizing threats to national security.
  • Anti-Terror Service, protects the country from terrorist threats.
  • Economic Security Service, suppresses activities aimed at causing economic damage to Kazakhstan.
  • Information and Cyber Security Service, ensures the protection of the nation from internal and external threats to cyberspace.
  • Department of Military Counterintelligence, serves to identify, prevent and suppress in the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations, intelligence and other activities aimed at damaging the security of the republic.
  • Service "A", suppresses acts of terrorism.

Nominal structure Structural divisions and departments of the National Security Committee:

  • Counterintelligence Service
  • Military Police Department of the National Security Committee
  • "Syrbar" (Foreign Intelligence Service)
  • Anti-terror service
  • Economic Security Service
  • Information and Cyber Security Service
  • Department of Military Counterintelligence
  • Government Liaison Service
  • Border Service
  • Arystan Commando Unit
  • Special Forces Service (SSN)
  • State Technical Service[13]
  • 17 Territorial Divisions
  • Research and educational institutions

Arystan Commando Unit edit

 
The shoulder patch of the unit.

The Arystan ("Lions") Commando Unit (Russian: специального назначения «Арыстан») is a special forces unit of the Office of the NSC and the armed forces.[14] It was created as part of the Presidential Security Service on 13 January 1992. It succeeded the Alpha Group of the Soviet KGB based in the Almaty Oblast (12th Group), which was dissolved in October 1990. Since April 1993, the unit has been referred to as the Arystan Unit. Every year, personnel of the unit are required to pass a qualifying exam. It currently operates in Nur-Sultan, Almaty, and Aktau (the latter being done in order to ensure safety in the oil-producing fields).[15] Its nickname is the Holy Slim of Kazakhstan (Қасиетті Елім Қазақстан). Today's training of "Arystan" is based on extensive international experience, having training from the Special Purpose Center (CSN) of the Russian Federal Security Service, the American Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the GSG 9 of the German Federal Police. Notable commanders include Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin and Amangeldy Shabdarbayev.

In 2006, five members of the unit were arrested and charged with the kidnapping and death of the co-chairman of the opposition Naghyz Ak Zhol party Altynbek Sarsenbayuly, as well as his driver and bodyguard.[16] Interior Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov stated that the unit members were paid $25,000 in return for committing the murder.[17]

Chairman edit

The KNB of Kazakhstan is headed by the chairman, who is appointed by the President of the Republic with the consent of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic and dismissed by the president of the Republic from office.

List of chairmen edit

  • Bulat Baekenov (October 1991 – December 1993)[18]
  • Sat Tokpakbaev (December 1993 – November 1995) left his post to take up the chairmanship of the Special Security Division (Специализированное охранное подразделение) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs[18]
  • Dzhenisbek Dzhumanbekov (November 1995 – May 1997) his term was marked by scandal over illegal dealings with Iran, and his vice-chairman was sacked; Dzhumanbekov himself resigned from his position and left public life[18]
  • Alnur Musaev (May 1997 – September 1998)
  • Nurtai Abykayev (1 September 1998 – August 1999)
  • Alnur Musaev (August 1999 – May 2001)
  • Marat Tazhin (May 2001 – December 2001)[18]
  • Nartai Dutbayev (December 2001 – 22 February 2006)
  • Amangeldy Shabdarbayev (2 March 2006 – 7 December 2009)[19][20]
  • Adil Shayakhmetov (9 December 2009 – August 2010)
  • Nurtai Abykayev (August 2010 – December 2015)
  • Vladimir Zhumakanov (December 2015 – September 2016)
  • Karim Massimov (September 2016 – January 2022)
  • Ermek Sağymbaev (January 2022 – present)[21]

Chairman controversies edit

  • Chairman Musaev's second term was ended by dismissal from his post due to personal conflicts with the president and other elites[18]
  • Chairman Nurtai Abykayev was dismissed from his post for his role in a scandal over the sale of old MiG fighter planes to North Korea by the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense, and replaced by his predecessor.[18][22][23]
  • Adil Shayakhmetov was removed from his post in the aftermath of the arrest of Prosecutor-General's Office official Murat Musabekov, who was fingered as allegedly plotting a coup in an anonymous letter allegedly circulated by NSC officers.[23][19]
  • Nartai Dutbayev resigned in scandal over murder of opposition politician Altynbek Sarsenbayev.[18][24][25]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Knight 1997, p. 161
  2. ^ a b "Kazakh President's Nephew Gets Post in Security Service", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 January 2010, from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 27 January 2010
  3. ^ a b McDermott, Roger N. (3 August 2006), , The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Analyst, archived from the original on 29 February 2012, retrieved 2 February 2010
  4. ^ "KNB Gives Kazakh Uranium Company Head New Lawyer", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 20 January 2010, from the original on 11 August 2010, retrieved 2 February 2010
  5. ^ , Kazakhstan: National Security Committee, 13 July 2007, archived from the original on 17 February 2012, retrieved 1 August 2009
  6. ^ "Suspects in slaying of opposition leader reportedly from Kazakh security service", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 22 February 2006, from the original on 25 November 2010, retrieved 13 December 2010
  7. ^ "Об органах национальной безопасности Республики Казахстан", Ведомости Верховного Совета Республики Казахстан, vol. 24, no. 157, 21 December 1995, from the original on 15 February 2019, retrieved 28 January 2010
  8. ^ "Kazakhstan: Journalist Ramazan Yesergepov faces the prospect of spending the next 8 years behind the bars", Ferghana Information Agency, 11 January 2009, from the original on 15 February 2019, retrieved 20 April 2011
  9. ^ Leonard, Peter (13 August 2009), "Kazakhstan court refuses to free jailed editor", Seattle Times, from the original on 23 March 2020, retrieved 20 April 2011
  10. ^ "Rights group raps Kazakh record before OSCE summit", Daily Times of Pakistan, 1 December 2010, from the original on 22 October 2012, retrieved 20 April 2011
  11. ^ "Kazakhs return home from Syria". 4 February 2021. from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ Gotev, Georgi (4 February 2021). "Kazakhstan repatriates 'foreign fighters' from Syria –". Euractiv.com. from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  13. ^ tengrinews.kz (2 August 2017). "В КНБ передали службу, управляющую сетями телекоммуникаций в Казахстане". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia, page 119.
  15. ^ "О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию деятельности органов национальной безопасности Республики Казахстан — Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 22 ноября 2016 года № 372с". from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  16. ^ Kazakh security officers suspected of kidnapping, not murdering oppositionist. 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Monitoring International Reports, 22 February 2006.
  17. ^ Top Kazakh Aide Quits in Crisis After Killing of Opposition Figure 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine New York Times
  18. ^ a b c d e f g Кузнецов, Николай (11 December 2009), "Девять жизней Комитета нацбезопасности", Взгляд, vol. 45, no. 134, from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 28 January 2010
  19. ^ a b "Kazakhstan Approves New National Security Committee Chief", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 9 December 2009, from the original on 10 October 2010, retrieved 27 January 2010
  20. ^ "Kazakh Senate Approves New Intelligence Chief", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2 March 2006, from the original on 9 August 2009, retrieved 27 January 2010
  21. ^ Lillis, Joanna (6 January 2022). "Kazakhstan explainer: Who's in, who's out as Tokayev tries to take back control?". Eurasianet.org. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Kazakh sackings over plane scandal", BBC News, 9 August 1999, from the original on 13 November 2012, retrieved 1 August 2009
  23. ^ a b Lillis, Joanna (7 October 2010), "Kazakhstan: Coup Rumor a Sign of Factional Infighting in Astana", Eurasianet, from the original on 15 November 2010, retrieved 13 December 2010
  24. ^ "Central Asia Report: Week at a Glance", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 10 March 2006, from the original on 6 August 2009, retrieved 27 January 2010
  25. ^ "Kazakh officers linked to murder", BBC News, 26 January 2006, from the original on 5 August 2009, retrieved 28 January 2010

Bibliography edit

  • Knight, Amy W. (1997), Spies without cloaks: the KGB's successors, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-01718-1

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Security Committee.
  • Official website (in English, Kazakh, and Russian)
  • Статьи о спецподразделениях Казахстана
  • Документальный фильм телеканала «Хабар» к 25-летию Службы специального назначения «А»
  • Ассоциация ветеранов подразделения антитеррора «Альфа»

March 05, 2024
national, security, committee, kazakhstan, national, security, committee, republic, kazakhstan, intelligence, agency, kazakhstan, founded, july, 1992, primarily, manages, border, service, kazakhstan, which, conducts, oversight, over, international, borders, ka. The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan NSC is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan 3 It was founded on 13 July 1992 5 It primarily manages the Border Service of Kazakhstan which conducts oversight over the international borders of Kazakhstan The NSC also oversees the Arystan Lions commando unit 6 National Security Committee of the Republic of KazakhstanKazakh Қazakstan Respublikasy Ұlttyk Қauipsizdik Komiteti Qazaqstan Respublikasy ulttyq Qauipsizdik KomitetiRussian Komitet Nacionalnoj Bezopasnosti Respubliki KazahstanThe emblem of The National Security Committee of the Republic of KazakhstanAgency overviewFormed13 July 1992 31 years ago 1992 07 13 Preceding agencyKGBAgency executiveChairman Yermek SagimbayevWebsiteknb kzFootnotesAlso referred to by the abbreviations KNB 1 2 or NSC 3 or unofficially as the Kazakh National Security Service 4 Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2 1 Main directions of activity 3 Arystan Commando Unit 4 Chairman 4 1 List of chairmen 4 2 Chairman controversies 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editThe NSC was created in accordance with a law passed by parliament in July 1992 which authorised the establishment of an agency to replace the KGB the old national security apparatus of the Soviet Union Initially it retained most of the staff which the KGB had employed in Kazakhstan as well as the powers the KGB had held its first head Bulat Baekenov had worked for the KGB for over two decades Its early years were marked by close cooperation with Russia on issues of border security and counter intelligence against alleged foreign spies 1 In December 1995 a new presidential decree modified some of the NSC s powers 7 In January 2010 Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed his nephew Samat Abish as the NSC s head of human resources opposition lawmaker Serikbolsyn Abdildin of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan claimed this shows that Nazarbayev considers personal loyalty more important than skill in government posts 2 Operations editIn November 2008 journalist Ramazan Yesergepov published an article entitled Who Rules the Country President or National Security Committee It contained private NSC correspondence which was later listed as classified resulting in his 2009 arrest and conviction on security charges 8 The case led to domestic and international condemnation 9 10 In early 2021 the NSC in coordination with the Foreign Ministry and the United States conducted an operation under the auspices of Operation Zhusan to return a group of Kazakhstani citizens from Syria 11 12 Main directions of activity edit Counterintelligence Service support law enforcement in neutralizing threats to national security Anti Terror Service protects the country from terrorist threats Economic Security Service suppresses activities aimed at causing economic damage to Kazakhstan Information and Cyber Security Service ensures the protection of the nation from internal and external threats to cyberspace Department of Military Counterintelligence serves to identify prevent and suppress in the Armed Forces other troops and military formations intelligence and other activities aimed at damaging the security of the republic Service A suppresses acts of terrorism Nominal structure Structural divisions and departments of the National Security Committee Counterintelligence Service Military Police Department of the National Security Committee Syrbar Foreign Intelligence Service Anti terror service Economic Security Service Information and Cyber Security Service Department of Military Counterintelligence Government Liaison Service Border Service Arystan Commando Unit Special Forces Service SSN State Technical Service 13 17 Territorial Divisions Research and educational institutionsArystan Commando Unit edit nbsp The shoulder patch of the unit The Arystan Lions Commando Unit Russian specialnogo naznacheniya Arystan is a special forces unit of the Office of the NSC and the armed forces 14 It was created as part of the Presidential Security Service on 13 January 1992 It succeeded the Alpha Group of the Soviet KGB based in the Almaty Oblast 12th Group which was dissolved in October 1990 Since April 1993 the unit has been referred to as the Arystan Unit Every year personnel of the unit are required to pass a qualifying exam It currently operates in Nur Sultan Almaty and Aktau the latter being done in order to ensure safety in the oil producing fields 15 Its nickname is the Holy Slim of Kazakhstan Қasietti Elim Қazakstan Today s training of Arystan is based on extensive international experience having training from the Special Purpose Center CSN of the Russian Federal Security Service the American Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as the GSG 9 of the German Federal Police Notable commanders include Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin and Amangeldy Shabdarbayev In 2006 five members of the unit were arrested and charged with the kidnapping and death of the co chairman of the opposition Naghyz Ak Zhol party Altynbek Sarsenbayuly as well as his driver and bodyguard 16 Interior Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov stated that the unit members were paid 25 000 in return for committing the murder 17 Chairman editThe KNB of Kazakhstan is headed by the chairman who is appointed by the President of the Republic with the consent of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic and dismissed by the president of the Republic from office List of chairmen edit Bulat Baekenov October 1991 December 1993 18 Sat Tokpakbaev December 1993 November 1995 left his post to take up the chairmanship of the Special Security Division Specializirovannoe ohrannoe podrazdelenie of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 18 Dzhenisbek Dzhumanbekov November 1995 May 1997 his term was marked by scandal over illegal dealings with Iran and his vice chairman was sacked Dzhumanbekov himself resigned from his position and left public life 18 Alnur Musaev May 1997 September 1998 Nurtai Abykayev 1 September 1998 August 1999 Alnur Musaev August 1999 May 2001 Marat Tazhin May 2001 December 2001 18 Nartai Dutbayev December 2001 22 February 2006 Amangeldy Shabdarbayev 2 March 2006 7 December 2009 19 20 Adil Shayakhmetov 9 December 2009 August 2010 Nurtai Abykayev August 2010 December 2015 Vladimir Zhumakanov December 2015 September 2016 Karim Massimov September 2016 January 2022 Ermek Sagymbaev January 2022 present 21 Chairman controversies edit Chairman Musaev s second term was ended by dismissal from his post due to personal conflicts with the president and other elites 18 Chairman Nurtai Abykayev was dismissed from his post for his role in a scandal over the sale of old MiG fighter planes to North Korea by the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense and replaced by his predecessor 18 22 23 Adil Shayakhmetov was removed from his post in the aftermath of the arrest of Prosecutor General s Office official Murat Musabekov who was fingered as allegedly plotting a coup in an anonymous letter allegedly circulated by NSC officers 23 19 Nartai Dutbayev resigned in scandal over murder of opposition politician Altynbek Sarsenbayev 18 24 25 References edit a b Knight 1997 p 161 a b Kazakh President s Nephew Gets Post in Security Service Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 12 January 2010 archived from the original on 4 March 2016 retrieved 27 January 2010 a b McDermott Roger N 3 August 2006 Kazakhstan s Intelligence Service in Disarray The Central Asia Caucasus Institute Analyst archived from the original on 29 February 2012 retrieved 2 February 2010 KNB Gives Kazakh Uranium Company Head New Lawyer Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 20 January 2010 archived from the original on 11 August 2010 retrieved 2 February 2010 Adequately react to modern threats Kazakhstan National Security Committee 13 July 2007 archived from the original on 17 February 2012 retrieved 1 August 2009 Suspects in slaying of opposition leader reportedly from Kazakh security service Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 22 February 2006 archived from the original on 25 November 2010 retrieved 13 December 2010 Ob organah nacionalnoj bezopasnosti Respubliki Kazahstan Vedomosti Verhovnogo Soveta Respubliki Kazahstan vol 24 no 157 21 December 1995 archived from the original on 15 February 2019 retrieved 28 January 2010 Kazakhstan Journalist Ramazan Yesergepov faces the prospect of spending the next 8 years behind the bars Ferghana Information Agency 11 January 2009 archived from the original on 15 February 2019 retrieved 20 April 2011 Leonard Peter 13 August 2009 Kazakhstan court refuses to free jailed editor Seattle Times archived from the original on 23 March 2020 retrieved 20 April 2011 Rights group raps Kazakh record before OSCE summit Daily Times of Pakistan 1 December 2010 archived from the original on 22 October 2012 retrieved 20 April 2011 Kazakhs return home from Syria 4 February 2021 Archived from the original on 4 February 2021 Retrieved 6 February 2021 Gotev Georgi 4 February 2021 Kazakhstan repatriates foreign fighters from Syria Euractiv com Archived from the original on 5 February 2021 Retrieved 26 November 2021 tengrinews kz 2 August 2017 V KNB peredali sluzhbu upravlyayushuyu setyami telekommunikacij v Kazahstane Glavnye novosti Kazahstana Tengrinews kz in Russian Archived from the original on 11 January 2021 Retrieved 9 January 2021 Mariya Y Omelicheva Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia page 119 O merah po dalnejshemu sovershenstvovaniyu deyatelnosti organov nacionalnoj bezopasnosti Respubliki Kazahstan Ukaz Prezidenta Respubliki Kazahstan ot 22 noyabrya 2016 goda 372s Archived from the original on 1 July 2020 Retrieved 22 May 2019 Kazakh security officers suspected of kidnapping not murdering oppositionist Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine BBC Monitoring International Reports 22 February 2006 Top Kazakh Aide Quits in Crisis After Killing of Opposition Figure Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine New York Times a b c d e f g Kuznecov Nikolaj 11 December 2009 Devyat zhiznej Komiteta nacbezopasnosti Vzglyad vol 45 no 134 archived from the original on 27 February 2012 retrieved 28 January 2010 a b Kazakhstan Approves New National Security Committee Chief Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 9 December 2009 archived from the original on 10 October 2010 retrieved 27 January 2010 Kazakh Senate Approves New Intelligence Chief Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 2 March 2006 archived from the original on 9 August 2009 retrieved 27 January 2010 Lillis Joanna 6 January 2022 Kazakhstan explainer Who s in who s out as Tokayev tries to take back control Eurasianet org Retrieved 8 January 2022 Kazakh sackings over plane scandal BBC News 9 August 1999 archived from the original on 13 November 2012 retrieved 1 August 2009 a b Lillis Joanna 7 October 2010 Kazakhstan Coup Rumor a Sign of Factional Infighting in Astana Eurasianet archived from the original on 15 November 2010 retrieved 13 December 2010 Central Asia Report Week at a Glance Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 10 March 2006 archived from the original on 6 August 2009 retrieved 27 January 2010 Kazakh officers linked to murder BBC News 26 January 2006 archived from the original on 5 August 2009 retrieved 28 January 2010 Bibliography edit Knight Amy W 1997 Spies without cloaks the KGB s successors Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0 691 01718 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Security Committee Official website in English Kazakh and Russian Stati o specpodrazdeleniyah Kazahstana Dokumentalnyj film telekanala Habar k 25 letiyu Sluzhby specialnogo naznacheniya A Associaciya veteranov podrazdeleniya antiterrora Alfa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Security Committee Kazakhstan amp oldid 1185449292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.