The Auliekol District Court of Kostanay Region has passed a sentence in a case involving the embezzlement of over 9 million tenge from a heat and power company. The chief accountant of the enterprise was found guilty under paragraph 1, part 3, article 189 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted another’s property on a large scale using official position”).
According to the court’s press service, from 2022 to 2024, the chief accountant illegally transferred the company’s funds to her personal bank account under the guise of salary payments.
It is reported that to do this, she generated electronic payment orders in the Onlinebank system and sent them to the bank using an electronic digital signature. At the same time, these transactions were not recorded in the “1C: Accounting” programme, and some payment orders were subsequently deleted.
The defendant cashed out the funds received and used them for personal needs. The total amount of material damage amounted to over 9 million tenge.
The state prosecutor requested that the defendant be sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a medium-security facility. At the same time, the prosecutor petitioned for the application of the norms of the Law “On Amnesty in Connection with the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and a reduction of the sentence to three years and two months.
The prosecution also proposed deferring the serving of the sentence, taking into account that the defendant has a young child. The defendant partially admitted guilt, but did not agree with the civil claim.
The representative of the injured party insisted on a sentence of actual imprisonment and full recovery of the material damage.
Ultimately, the court sentenced the company’s chief accountant to 4 years’ imprisonment with a ban on holding positions involving financial responsibility for a period of four years.
Based on paragraph 2 of article 3 of the Law “On Amnesty in Connection with the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the sentence was reduced by one third. The court finally determined 2 years and 8 months’ imprisonment to be served.
In accordance with article 74 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the execution of the sentence was deferred until the convicted person’s child reaches the age of 14.
Furthermore, the court ordered the recovery from the convicted person in favour of the akimat of Auliekol District of the amount of material damage caused. The court’s verdict has not entered into legal force and may be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by law.