Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Kanat Musin at a briefing in the CCS answered the question whether Temirtay Izbastin, a relative of the Head of State, Ambassador of Bulgaria, would be dismissed from his post, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports.
According to the minister, the Constitution provides for a ban on holding political positions by close relatives of the president.
"The list of political positions is quite wide; it also includes diplomatic workers of certain ranks. There is a list of political positions in the public domain, everyone can look at it and draw conclusions," the speaker said.
In addition, he answered the journalists' question whether Temirtay Izbastin would be dismissed from the post of ambassador to Bulgaria, since he is a relative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to open sources, Temirtay Izbastin is married to the younger sister of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
"As soon as such a ban is introduced, of course, everything will be brought into line with the law. He will vacate this position, because according to the law he will not be able to hold it," the minister explained.
