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Berik Salpek has been sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in the case concerning the embezzlement of 6.5 billion tenge during the reconstruction of the water pipeline.

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Берик Салпек получил 6 лет и 8 месяцев по делу о хищении 6,5 млрд тенге при реконструкции водовода
The Atyrau Regional Court has passed a sentence in the case of fraud during the reconstruction of the “Astrakhan – Mangyshlak” main water pipeline. Five defendants have been sentenced to between 5 and 6 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.

The AFM is introducing video recording and GPS tracking when escorting detainees in Kazakhstan.

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АФМ вводит видеофиксацию и GPS-контроль при конвоировании задержанных в Казахстане
The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) has prepared new rules for escorting detainees and persons held in custody. The draft provides for continuous video recording of transportation, GPS control of special vehicles, a ban on the use of personal phones by escorts, and three levels of convoy.

A financier has identified a number of risks in KTZ's financial reporting for 2008–2024.

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Финансист выявил ряд рисков в финансовой отчетности КТЖ за 2008–2024 годы
Financier Rasul Rysmambetov has published a study of the financial statements of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ) for 2008–2024, prepared on the basis of open data. In it, the author drew attention to long-standing audit qualifications, a retrospective adjustment of more than 32 billion tenge, an increase in advances to suppliers to 463 billion tenge, and other indicators which, in his view, require further examination.

A resident of Astana had her driving test result annulled due to a technical glitch.

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Жительнице Астаны аннулировали сданный экзамен на водительские права из-за технического сбоя
A resident of Astana has stated that she was unable to obtain a driving licence after successfully passing the practical exam. According to her, the system did not record the completion of the route due to a technical fault, after which the exam results were invalidated. Later, the fact of the malfunction was confirmed by an official inspection.

Nuray Serikbay's family demanded 10 billion tenge in compensation from the defendant

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Семья Нурай Серикбай потребовала от подсудимого 10 млрд тенге компенсации
The family of the deceased Nuray Serikbai filed a motion in court to recover from the defendant compensation for material and moral damage totalling more than 10 billion tenge. Material damage is assessed at 14,739,065 tenge, and moral damage at 10 billion tenge.

Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the dismantling of the Soviet tank.

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Жители Темиртау выступили против демонтажа советского танка
Residents of Temirtau have spoken out against the possible dismantling of the metal tank installed in the courtyard of house No. 3 in the 9th microdistrict more than 35 years ago. After discussion of the situation, the city mayor Sapar Satayev stated that the question of dismantling the object is not currently on the agenda, and no decisions have been made regarding its removal.

What has been learned about the Asem Shabelskaya case in Shchuchinsk: an investigation by the FBRC

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дело Асем Шабельской в Щучинске
After the first publication about the death of Asem Shabelskaya in Shchuchinsk, Burabay district, Akmola region, the FBRK team travelled to the town to conduct its own investigation. The picture that has been pieced together is considerably more complete than what had been published previously, and in some places diverges from the already known version of events.

The rise of STIs in Europe and questions regarding the epidemic control system in Kazakhstan

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Исследование инфекционных заболеваний
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recorded in 2024 a decade-high increase in bacterial STIs in Europe: the incidence of gonorrhoea has risen by 303% since 2015. Almost simultaneously, at a Kazakh briefing by the Central Communications Service, answers were given about brucellosis and summer sanitary control, revealing a similar systemic paradox.

The Prosecutor's Office of Karaganda Region found no violations in the case of the tragic death of Meruert Aulbayeva.

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Смерть пациентки
The Prosecutor's Office of the Karaganda Region found no grounds for criminal prosecution of doctors in the case of the death of Meruert Aulbayeva. According to the department's findings, the violation committed by one of the doctors is not considered gross and does not contain elements of criminal offences. Meanwhile, the surgeon found guilty of negligence avoided punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations in the case.

The Ministry of Water Resources recognised violations at the Ileksky quarries

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Разработка карьеров на Илеке
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan has for the first time confirmed violations at quarries in the floodplain of the Ilek River in the Aktobe region. Companies have been fined over 1.5 million tenge for illegal sand extraction and unauthorised blocking of the river channel. A comprehensive assessment of the impact on the hydrology of the Ilek is not provided for by the department.

The veterinary community has criticised the Ministry of Agriculture's position on foot-and-mouth disease.

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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
Earlier, Minister of Agriculture Aydarbek Saparov stated that the epizootic situation in the country was favourable. Shortly afterwards, Chairman of the NGO "Veterinarians of the West Kazakhstan Region" Gaisa Absatirov called this claim untrue.
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