President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has dismissed Dauren Kossanov from his post as Minister of Defense.
Sea-news.az reports that information on this was released by the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan.
It was stated that Tokayev signed a relevant decree in this regard.
It should be noted that Kossanov’s dismissal comes following the tragedy that occurred on September 24 during Kazakh Naval Forces exercises in the Caspian Sea, which resulted in the deaths of 14 servicemen.
During the incident, strong winds and a severe deterioration in weather conditions caused the servicemen to be swept out into the open sea. Three servicemen were rescued.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the causes of the tragedy.
