Analysis: Journey To 'Judas': How Lethal Unrest Left Nazarbaev's Trusted Enforcer Dancing Alone

One of the most powerful politicians of Kazakhstan’s independence was this week sentenced to 18 years in jail for high treason. But was former security chief Karim Masimov a scapegoat for the unrest known as Bloody January?  

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