The Consulate General of Kyrgyzstan has contacted the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan with a request to assist in an objective investigation of a criminal case in which a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, Yaroslav Akulich, is the victim. As stated in the document, the Kyrgyz national faced death threats and was unlawfully deprived of a 30% stake in the construction company LLP «Aspan Development».
According to Ratel.kz, in December 2024, Akulich's stake in the company was transferred to third parties based on falsified documents.
He holds the former director of the company, who shares the name of the famous Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergenov, responsible for the pressure and threats. The businessman claims that Kudaibergenov demanded he withdraw from the business and transfer his stake, threatening violence and citing connections with high-ranking individuals.
According to available information, the case involves a construction project in the Alatau district of Almaty, which has been ongoing since 2023. Akulich stated that he invested 30 million tenge of his own funds and attracted around 700 million tenge in investments. After the completion of the first four five-storey buildings, when the project became profitable, the pressure began, including physical violence.
“On 16 September, he called me at night, demanding I sign documents and threatening me: ‘You can go ahead and file a statement with the Bostandyk district police department.’ On 17 September, he came to my home and, together with an accomplice, beat me, while threatening me with the patronage of high-ranking officials. On 6 October, he came again and tried to break down the gate; I called the police and filed a report,” the statement reads.
Additionally, Akulich said that in August last year, members of the LLP forged his signature and amended the company's charter, including a clause granting the general meeting the right to expel founders.
“On 31 December, a general meeting was held, and my stake was transferred to the company without my knowledge or consent. But what shocks me most is that, despite 15 officially granted motions, the investigation never carried out the actions specified in those motions,” the businessman noted.
Furthermore, according to him, the criminal case under Article 190, Part 1 (extortion) and Article 389, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (arbitrariness) is constantly being dismissed. Akulich also stated that during the investigation, 16 video recordings and medical examination materials went missing from the case file.
“Someone truly high-ranking is backing Dimash Kudaibergenov, otherwise why would such oddities occur? We are not even talking about some construction giant; this is a simple LLP,” Akulich concluded.