The Prosecutor General Berik Asylov has ordered the introduction of two new projects — “Law and Order in the Army” and “Digital Prevention”. It is reported that the initiative is aimed at protecting military personnel, ensuring transparency in command, and increasing the level of trust within the army.
According to the press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office, military units plan to install IT systems with video surveillance and artificial intelligence for automatic situation analysis and to enhance the safety of personnel.
To strengthen oversight, commanders and conscripts are to be equipped with body cameras — including during field exercises, shooting drills, training, as well as while on guard duty and combat watch.
“A digital consultant has already been launched on the armia.kz website, and new communication channels are being introduced so that every soldier knows where to turn and is heard,” the statement said.
In addition, a mechanism for mandatory audio and video recording of draft and medical board meetings is being developed. All records will be digitised, and conscripts will be able to access them remotely. This is expected to eliminate cases of citizens with medical contraindications being called up for service.
“These and other measures will become an effective mechanism aimed at ensuring the safety of soldiers during their service,” the department concluded.
It is worth recalling that in September last year alone, five tragic incidents were reported in the army. On 7 September, a conscript died in a military unit in Aktau after being shot in the head. On 13 September, a sergeant at the Military Institute of Land Forces in Almaty committed suicide. On 16 September, a contract soldier from one of the military units in Aris sustained a head wound from a traumatic weapon.
On 19 September, an officer from one of the military units of the Ayagoz garrison committed suicide by hanging. On 30 September, a contract soldier from one of the military units of the Aktau garrison took his own life in the apartment where he was living.
Meanwhile, in November, the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported the death of a conscript soldier in the East Kazakhstan Region. It was stated that he had committed suicide.
In May of this year, an 18-year-old conscript Salamat Sabitov, who was called up in March from the North Kazakhstan Region, died in a military unit in Ayagoz, Abai Region. The deceased’s relatives claim that Salamat had medical contraindications for service.