A kindergarten accountant in the Kazaly district of Kyzylorda region is suspected of illegally paying herself wages amounting to more 21.5 million tenge. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the matter.
HOW THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT WAS UNCOVERED
According to the Kyzylorda region prosecutor's office, the violation was identified during a prosecutorial analysis. It was established that over four years the kindergarten accountant transferred to her bank accounts additional funds exceeding the salary provided for in the staffing schedule.
The total amount of unjustified transfers, according to preliminary data, exceeded 21.5 million tenge.
HOW THE ACCOUNTANT'S ACTIONS WERE CLASSIFIED
The district prosecutor's office launched a pre-trial investigation under paragraph 2 of part 4 of article 189 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property on an especially large scale").
The criminal case was sent to the department of economic investigations (DEI) for Kyzylorda region for further investigation.
AT WHAT STAGE THE CASE IS
The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing. The accountant has the status of a suspect, and her guilt has not been established by a court.
CONTEXT
Cases of illegal transfers of budget funds to kindergarten employees have also been uncovered in other regions of Kazakhstan.
In August 2026, a kindergarten accountant in the Syrym district of West Kazakhstan region (WKR) was recognised as a suspect in the illegal transfer to her bank accounts of more than 30 million tenge of budget funds. Additional payments were made to her over the course of five years.
In May 2026 the prosecutor's office of East Kazakhstan region (EKR) launched an investigation after uncovering transfers of more than 42 million tenge to a kindergarten accountant and head.
