“They convinced Dariga: “You will be (president – KazTAG)” and she herself believed in it. She believed in this (that she would become the president – KazTAG) until recently. But Nursultan Abishevich himself (Nazarbayev – KazTAG) himself would never have appointed her president, and why did he convince her of the opposite? He played with her. It was a political game. Perhaps, secrets remained in their family from the time of Rakhat (Aliyev, Nazarbayeva’s ex-husband – KazTAG), and he could be afraid of this, and until the last moment he (Nazarbayev – KazTAG) convinced her that she would be president, ”Shabdarbaev said in interview with YouTube channel Abay Live.
He said that before the January events he met with the former head of the KNB, Karim Masimov.
“And he (Massimov – KazTAG) told me a lot of things. He even talked about how events will develop. He told what now, perhaps, only the president knows (Kassym-Jomart Tokayev – KazTAG). Not in front of Kantar, but a year before Dariga was told: “You will be (president – KazTAG)”. Dariga agreed, and Karim Massimov confirmed that he was a witness. Dariga happily invited Balieva (Zagipa, ex-head of the Central Election Commission – KazTAG) and all other friends – tomorrow she is going to become president. Nursultan Abishevich instructed Karim Massimov to write down everything they would do. And they, with plans “tomorrow I will become president,” began to discuss who will be decapitated, with whom they will do what. The next day, seeing all this, Nursultan Abishevich said to his daughter: “How are you going to be president with such an air?” After which she was removed from the Senate. She was nowhere for some time, and only later she was made a deputy and brought closer again. However, he (Nazarbayev – KazTAG) would not appoint her. Think about it yourself, how will she be president? Shabdarbaev said.
