The Prosecutor's Office of the Mangystau Region identified a case of abuse of official powers by a private bailiff (PBI).
According to the press service of the department, a travel ban outside the country was imposed on one of the debtors as part of enforcement proceedings. However, the private bailiff forged the claimant's application and illegally revoked the ban, for which he received a monetary reward from the debtor.
As a result, the debtor freely crossed the state border for a year, including travelling to the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Uzbekistan, despite the established ban.
In relation to this fact, the regional prosecutor's office initiated a pre-trial investigation under Part 1 of Article 251 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Abuse of Powers").
As explained by the prosecutor's office, due to full compensation of the damage to the claimant, the court terminated the criminal case against the PBI on non-exonerating grounds.
It is worth recalling that in May last year, prosecutors in Taraz identified embezzlement of funds by a private bailiff. He transferred 3.1 million tenge collected from 46 debtors to his personal account.
In September, following a prosecutor's report, 50 PBIs were brought to disciplinary responsibility, and proceedings for exclusion from the chamber of bailiffs were initiated against one. As a result of the measures taken, more than 75 million tenge was recovered from the debtors.
In November, the General Prosecutor's Office reported on the embezzlement of alimony by a PBI, who for six months received alimony payments from debtors and spent them on personal needs. As a result, 34 children suffered damages amounting to 1.2 million tenge.
At that same time, prosecutors in Almaty identified violations by a PBI in six proceedings related to the collection of alimony.