In the East Kazakhstan region, offenders persuaded one of the defendants in a criminal case to hand over $10,000 (5 million tenge) in exchange for a promise to influence the preventive measure. The Department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) of the East Kazakhstan region has announced the conclusion of an investigation into the fraud case.
According to the agency’s press service, the investigation concerns two individuals who devised a scheme to obtain money from subsoil users. This relates to events connected to a criminal case involving the illegal extraction of precious metals.
It will be recalled that in September, law enforcement agencies suppressed the activities of a group of people engaged in the extraction of precious metals at the ‘Kenkaryin’ site in the Samar district, with the unauthorised alteration of the course of the Kulynzhon River. As a result of these actions, environmental damage exceeded 54 million tenge.
According to the investigation, taking advantage of the situation, the offenders persuaded one of the defendants in the aforementioned criminal case to hand over $10,000, allegedly to assist in changing the preventive measure from custody to a more lenient one.
As reported by the AFM, the fraudsters were arrested upon receiving the funds. Investigative actions were carried out in accordance with legal procedures.
Ultimately, the court sentenced the defendants to a restriction of liberty for a term of 2 years and 6 months. The verdict has not yet entered into force and may be appealed in accordance with established procedure.