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A court in Ust-Kamenogorsk has sentenced the former deputy akim of the East Kazakhstan region, Zhaksylyk Omar, to six years in prison with confiscation of property and a lifetime ban from holding public office. He has been found guilty of fraud using his official position and of taking a bribe. Due to the crimes being classified as corruption-related, amnesty and parole do not apply to him. The sentence has not yet entered into force and may be appealed.

In the Atyrau region, in the Makat district, a group of citizens attacked police officers while on duty. As a result, two police officers were injured. All those involved in the incident have been identified, apprehended and arrested. A criminal case has been opened under Article 380 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and a pre-trial investigation is underway.

In the Korgalzhyn district of the Akmola region, near the village of Sabyndy, a dam breach occurred at the "Shoptykol" reservoir. Water has spread across the fields and is crossing a section of the "Astana – Korgalzhyn" highway, although traffic is still moving. Emergency services, local authorities, and road maintenance teams are on site, with around 170 people and 43 units of equipment deployed. According to the local administration, there is no threat of flooding to populated areas.

In the Pavlodar region, police have detained a 23-year-old woman suspected of attempting to sell her newborn baby for 800,000 tenge. The infant has been handed over to doctors and is safe; a criminal case has been opened.

At the 20th kilometre of the "Kegen – Narynkol" highway in the Almaty region on 3 April 2026, a culvert and the roadbed were damaged due to melting snow runoff. Traffic is restricted, a detour has been organised, and equipment is deployed. Against this backdrop, a digital tool for monitoring flood risks has been introduced.

A resident of Astana has challenged a state agency's refusal to change their nationality from Italian to German. The court established that when reviewing such applications, not only data about the parents must be taken into account, but also other circumstances, including ancestry. As a result, the state agency was obliged to re-examine the application, although the court's decision has not yet entered into legal force.

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan has reported calls to citizens from unknown individuals posing as polyclinic staff and requesting SMS codes and personal data. Such cases are being recorded in different regions of the country and are not related to the activities of medical organisations. The department urges citizens not to share personal data and to verify information through official services.

In Taldykorgan, police officers of Zhetysu, coordinated by the prosecutor's office, have shut down the operation of two drug laboratories. According to the investigation, two foreign nationals, aged 31 and 21, are believed to be involved in their operation. During searches, more than 1.3 kg of mephedrone was seized, along with laboratory equipment and chemical reagents. Investigative actions are underway to establish all the circumstances and any possible accomplices.

Court No. 2 of Ust-Kamenogorsk has found the former deputy akim of the East Kazakhstan region, Zhaksylyk Omar, guilty of fraud and accepting a bribe. He has been sentenced to 6 years in prison with confiscation of property and a lifetime ban from working in the public sector. The verdict matched the position of the state prosecutor.

After a fatal road accident on Al-Farabi Avenue in Almaty, which led to the dismissal of several police chiefs, it has emerged that the brother of former deputy head of the Almaty Police Department, Yerzhan Uzabayev, had previously been involved in a criminal case concerning smuggling and was on the international wanted list.