A criminal case concerning the Wildberries logistics centre under construction in Almaty has been closed for lack of corpus delicti. The Investor Rights Protection Committee intervened after an appeal from the company, related to investigative actions being carried out at the facility.
WHY THE COMMITTEE INTERVENED
The investor reported that a search had been conducted at the site of the facility under construction and that equipment had been sealed. According to the investor, these actions created risks for the further implementation of the investment project to build a large Wildberries logistics centre in Almaty.
On the instructions of the committee, the Almaty City Prosecutor's Office checked the lawfulness of the registration of the criminal case and the procedural decisions taken.
WHAT THE REVIEW ESTABLISHED
The review showed that the dispute had arisen between a contractor and a subcontractor during construction work. It was noted that the conflict was exclusively of a civil-law nature, and that there were no grounds for criminal prosecution.
On 2 September 2026, the criminal case was closed for lack of corpus delicti.
WHAT DECISIONS WERE TAKEN
As Rauan Almishev, prosecutor of the Investor Rights Protection Committee, noted, the intervention of the Almaty Prosecutor's Office made it possible to protect the investor's rights already at the pre-trial stage and to prevent the situation from having any further negative impact on the implementation of the project.
At the same time, the question of bringing officials to disciplinary responsibility has been initiated.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE EMPHASISED
The agency stated that criminal-procedural measures must not be used as a tool of pressure on business or create obstacles to the implementation of investment projects.
The Investor Rights Protection Committee also reported that it continues to support investors and respond promptly to instances of unjustified interference in their activities. Every such case is under special supervision.
CONTEXT
In July, Wildberries warehouses in several regions of Russia came under attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Against the backdrop of what happened in Russia, the RWB group, which is developing the Wildberries marketplace, began searching for warehouse premises in Kazakhstan.
According to Trade Minister Arman Shakkaliyev, Wildberries will build a logistics complex with an area of 160,000 sq m in Astana and around 100–103,000 sq m in Almaty. The minister noted that information about the construction of these facilities appeared long before the attacks on the marketplace's infrastructure in Russia.
