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The Specialised Criminal Court of Shymkent found six defendants guilty in the case of the murder of Vasiliy Kolesnikov and sentenced them to between 20 and 23 years' imprisonment. The verdict has not yet entered into legal force and may be appealed.

11 Saker falcons, listed in the Red Book, were seized by border guards during an attempted illegal export from Kazakhstan. The incident occurred on 31 October at the "Tselinny" checkpoint in the Turkestan region.

The Kurultai approved in the first reading a bill providing for a large-scale upgrade of Kazakhstan's veterinary system. The amendments cover control over the slaughter of animals, the safety of products of animal origin, livestock accounting and social support for veterinary specialists.

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov presented to the staff of the ministry of transport the new deputy prime minister — minister of transport Asel Zhanasova. She replaced Nurlan Sauranbayev, and along with the position she also inherited a whole list of unresolved issues: from bypassing weight control and damaged ASI stations to the quality of roads and the operation of the national operator.

Two female residents of Atyrau, aged 38 and 39, ended up in police custody after a livestream on TikTok during which they advertised perfume and called themselves terrorists. Law enforcement opened three administrative cases against the women, and the materials were referred to court.

The Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) must pay its former chief auditor Kambar Omarov almost 50 million tenge for the early termination of his employment contract. The court recovered from the organisation his salary for the entire remaining period of the contract, but refused to award additional bonuses. The decision has entered into legal force.

The appellate board upheld the sentence of the former head of the police department of the Markakol district of the East Kazakhstan region (EKR), Ruslan Seitkanov. He was found guilty of receiving 1 million tenge for general patronage of illegal exploration and extraction of gold. The court sentenced him to four years' imprisonment.

Residents of Shymkent complained about an unpleasant smell and a deterioration in air quality. Following the citizens' appeals, state bodies conducted laboratory tests which revealed that the maximum permissible concentration of mineral oil mist was exceeded by 30–40 times. At the same time, the source of the pollution has not yet been established.

North Korea has rejected US accusations of involvement in the theft of more than $6bn in cryptocurrency from the Binance exchange. The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — Kim Yo Jong — called Washington's statements a political provocation and accused the US of trying to create a negative image of the country.

Kazakh and Uzbek agricultural trade statistics diverge on three commodity groups subject to export restrictions. According to Uzbekistan's mirror statistics, Kazakh sugar, potatoes and cattle continued to arrive in the country. The total volume of recorded supplies differs from the figures in Kazakhstan's reporting.