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The organisers of the drone show that took place on 5 July in Astana are facing administrative liability. The authorities stated that the event was not approved in accordance with the established procedure, and they are also investigating potential violations of advertising legislation.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, Aida Balayeva, has publicly declared her consent to posthumous organ donation. According to her, she made this decision after watching the documentary "4,739", which focuses on people awaiting transplants in the country.

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.

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.

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.