(28 January 2026 | Source: press service of the Atyrau region prosecutor's office)
An attempt to locate a police station on parkland in the Makhambet district of Atyrau region ended with intervention by the supervisory authority. The district prosecutor's office reversed the decisions of the local administration and managed to preserve the green spaces.
WHY THE CONSTRUCTION RAISED QUESTIONS
According to the prosecutor's office, the administration of the Makhambet rural district planned to build a new building for the police department on a park area. The project involved the felling of green spaces over an area of 2 hectares.
The supervisory authority stated that such actions do not comply with legal requirements and the general plan.
WHAT MEASURES THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TOOK
Under the act of prosecutorial supervision, the decisions of the village mayor were reversed. The department reports that this preserved the ecosystem of the area and supported the objectives of the environmental campaign «Таза Қазақстан».
WHO HAS BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE
Those brought to disciplinary responsibility include the deputy mayor of the district, the heads of the land relations and construction departments, and the head of the Makhambet branch of the NJSC «Government for Citizens».
The mayor of the Makhambet rural district has been dismissed from his post. Other details of the penalties are not specified in the materials.
CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE
This case relates to the development of land belonging to the «green belt». The intervention of the prosecutor's office effectively stopped the felling of trees and the construction of the facility within the park area.