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27 members of an organised crime group have been convicted for embezzling 3 billion tenge in Turkestan.

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A court in Turkestan has sentenced 27 members of an organised criminal group (OCG), found guilty of embezzling more than 3 billion tenge of budget funds. Depending on their role, each has been given a custodial sentence ranging from 6 to 8 years.

Overpayment of over 200 million tenge arose after a review of state procurement of ear tags in the Turkestan region.

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Over 200 million tenge could be the overpayment on state procurement of ear tags for agricultural animals in the Turkestan region, according to calculations by participants in a legal dispute. After the results of two tenders were reviewed, domestic producers challenged the decisions on the selection of the supplier and appealed to the courts, as well as sending appeals to state authorities.

A Kazakh citizen faces prison in Georgia over a painkiller in their first aid kit.

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A resident of Kazakhstan, who worked as an international freight driver, has come under investigation in Georgia after a painkiller was found on him during a search. According to his family, the man faces a penalty of imprisonment ranging from 9 years to life imprisonment.

Checking subsidies in Shymkent revealed damage to the state of 5 billion tenge

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In Shymkent, an inspection of enterprises that received state subsidies for the development of dairy production has been completed. Based on its findings, auditors identified an estimated damage to the state amounting to 5 billion tenge, and the materials have been submitted for procedural decisions.

The head of the district SES has been reprimanded in the case of the LLP "Agro Protein" in the Akmola region.

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Government agencies have disclosed what measures were taken following a private court ruling in the case of Agro Protein LLP. The head of the district branch of the sanitary-epidemiological service received a reprimand, and the legal dispute over the revocation of the enterprise’s environmental assessment continues.

The former head of Shymkent police department received 6 years in prison for a bribe of 15 million tenge

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The former head of one of the district departments of the police department (PD) of the city of Shymkent, Batyr Myrzageldiyev, has been found guilty by a court of receiving a bribe in the amount of 15 million tenge. He has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The organiser of an illegal gambling business has been extradited to Kazakhstan.

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A foreign citizen, who was on an international wanted list, has been extradited from Vietnam to Kazakhstan. According to the investigation, he is suspected of organising an illegal gambling business in Almaty, which is alleged to have generated an income of over 12 million tenge.

Support will be provided to the families of those killed at Aqtogai Milk LLP in Pavlodar region.

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Families of the deceased and the injured as a result of the accident in the Pavlodar region will receive the necessary support from state authorities and the employer. Financial assistance measures, as well as additional social guarantees, have been provided for the relatives, as reported after the incident.

The Ministry of Ecology has refuted its own statement about the uselessness of cameras for monitoring landfill sites.

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In Kazakhstan, 568 CCTV cameras are focused on identifying sites of illegal waste storage. This is stated in a written response from the department responsible for environmental control, and it directly contradicts an earlier statement made at a press conference that such cameras had been deemed impractical.

Fight between coaches at the Asian Rowing Championships in Turkestan caught on video

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At the Asian Rowing Championships in Turkestan, a conflict occurred between Timur Alikhanov, a coach at the Turkestan Regional Specialised Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve, and Daulet Sultanbekov, a state coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following the incident, both parties have contacted the police, and the circumstances of what happened are being clarified.

How the veterinary control department rushed to close the FBRE complaint in e-Otunysh

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The Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture refused to provide the FBRK editorial office with information regarding the import of cattle. During the review of the FBRK complaint, a hearing was scheduled for the same day and deemed not to have taken place, although by law two working days were allotted for it.

How sand extraction is destroying the Ilek River in the Aktobe region

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The FBK editorial office has received reports from residents of the Aktobe region concerned about the condition of the Ilek River. According to them, new quarries for the extraction of sand and sand-and-gravel mixtures are actively appearing along the floodplain. People fear that interference with the riverbed and floodplain system could have consequences not only for the ecology but also for the region's water supply.

"No cameras - no trash": how Kazakhstan's ecology ministry explained the refusal to install video surveillance at landfills

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The Ministry of Ecology stated that CCTV cameras to combat illegal dumping have been deemed "impractical", as waste is supposedly stored outside populated areas. However, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, media publications and FBRK investigations show that dumping sites were recorded within cities too, and the government bodies themselves had previously reported on the effectiveness of cameras and digital monitoring.
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