Kanat Niyazbekov, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of Kazakhstan, has been arrested.
Sea-news.az citing Kazakh media, the reason for his arrest is official negligence in connection with a case regarding the death of servicemen during military exercises in the Caspian Sea.
To recap, on September 24, during military exercises in the Caspian Sea, a sudden and sharp deterioration in weather conditions caused 17 servicemen to fall into the sea. As a result of the incident, although 3 of them were rescued, 14 servicemen lost their lives.
