President of Kazakhtelecom returned $1.7 m. paid to him by the totals of year 2005 as bonuses - press-service of the company

/INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN, Almaty, September 21, 06/ - President of Kazakhtelecom Khayrat Karibzhanov returned the bonuses, paid to him in accordance with the decision of board of directors by the totals of year 2005, the press-service of the company informed the agency Interfax-Kazakhstan on Thursday. By the data of press-service the sum of paid and returned bonuses totaled $1.7 m. As it is known the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on the meeting of Security council on the past Wednesday charged the prime minister Danial Akhmetov to discharge from the taken post the head of Kazakhtelecom. Such order the head of the state made, being indignant of the size of the monthly wage of Kh.Karibzhanov which by his data totaled $364 th. "To all insolent give the order to return money to the state - the president ordered. - Those who will not return money back - (their surnames - IF-K) to the separate list, to publish in the press and then will make an investigation in the legal form", the head of the state told on the meeting of Security council, report from which was shown in the news of TV channel Khabar. Meanwhile, commenting the sounded criticism of the head of the state relating to incomes of the president of Kazakhtelecom, the executive director of the Kazakhstan holding of state assets' management Samruk Sauat Mynbayev informed on Thursday to parliamentarians that by the totals of year 2005 Kh.Karibzhanov received as bonuses after payment the taxes about $1.7 m. Taking into account his monthly wage $6.5 th. and the pointed bonus, S.Mynbayev explained, the monthly income of Kh.Karibzhanov for the last year totaled $140 th. "It is terribly much. Of course suggestions on cancellation of this bonus are made, but it is not 365 thousands (of dollars - IF-K) a month ", - he explained. The state holding Samruk was created according to the decree of the head of the state. Kazakhtelecom enters the number of companies, which state stakes are transferred to management by the holding. Kazakhtelecom is the leading connection operator in Kazakhstan. The company provides the services of local, intercity, international voice telephony, services of data transferring networks, satellite network "Kulan", cable broadcasting and others. The shareholders with the stake of owning of the shareholding of the common shares of Kazakhtelecom as of July 1 are holding of stet asstes' management Samruk (55.6%), BODAM B.V. (16.9%), The Bank of New York (10.2%), Сentral Аsian Industrial Holdings N.V. (9.6%). [2006-09-22]