A kindergarten accountant in the Syrym district of the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) is suspected of illegally transferring more than 30 million tenge of budget funds to her own bank accounts. The additional payments were made to her over a period of five years.
WHAT IS KNOWN
According to the regional prosecutor's office, the accountant transferred funds to herself in excess of the salary provided for in the staffing schedule. The total amount of such transfers exceeded 30 million tenge.
In connection with this fact, 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 on an especially large scale").
The case was sent for further investigation to the Department of Economic Investigations for the WKR. A pre-trial investigation is currently under way.
WHAT PUNISHMENT IS PROVIDED FOR
The sanction of the said provision provides for a punishment of up to 12 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property, as well as a ban on holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities.
Other circumstances of the investigation are not disclosed in accordance with Article 201 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
CONTEXT
Previously, cases involving budget funds had been brought against accountants in several regions.
In July 2026, in Atyrau Region, the cassation court overturned the amnesty in a case involving the misappropriation of 88.8 million tenge and reinstated the sentence of 7 years' imprisonment.
In the WKR, the court found the chief accountant of a veterinary station guilty of misappropriating 106.6 million tenge and sentenced her to 7 years' imprisonment.
In May 2026, the prosecutor's office of the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) launched an investigation after uncovering transfers of more than 42 million tenge to an accountant and a head of a kindergarten.
