Cases of illegal collection of money in public places using teenagers have been identified in Astana.
According to the city prosecutor's office, law enforcement officers identified eight minors born between 2008 and 2010, who were recruited as volunteers for three charitable foundations.
Under the pretext of "donations", these foundations collected a total of approximately 340 million tenge.
In connection with this, police have opened a criminal case under paragraph 1 of part 2 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Fraud"). As part of the investigation, a legal assessment will be given to the actions of foundation officials regarding the involvement of minors in illegal activities.
"We urge charitable foundations and parents to pay closer attention to the work performed by children, including volunteer and other activities, and not to allow children to participate in illegal activities," the statement says.
It will be recalled that earlier in Astana, a sentence was handed down in a criminal case against the head of the charitable foundation "Biz birgemiz Qazaqstan", Perizat Kairat, and her mother Gaini Alashbayeva. The defendants were accused of fraud under the guise of helping children with disabilities, as well as collecting funds for those affected in the Middle East and flood victims in Kazakhstan.
Of the 2.08 billion tenge collected, only 920 million tenge was directed to charity to cover up the scheme. The remaining money was used for the personal needs of the defendants.