A citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected of bribing a police officer, has been extradited from Georgia to Kazakhstan. According to the investigation, the businessman was trying to avoid criminal liability and ensure the uninterrupted operation of a Thai massage parlour.
HOW THE ARREST AND EXTRADITION UNFOLDED
Officers from the Prosecutor General's Office together with the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Georgia, extradited the suspect from the city of Rustavi.
The investigation believes that the man, who is an individual entrepreneur (IE), gave a bribe to a police officer. It is alleged that this was done to avoid criminal liability and to continue operating a Thai massage parlour.
WHY THE SUSPECT WAS PUT ON THE WANTED LIST
After the alleged commission of the crime, the man fled from the criminal prosecution authorities. Consequently, he was placed on the international wanted list.
In March 2026, the suspect was arrested in the city of Rustavi. Following this, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, his extradition to his home country was arranged.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE PREVENTIVE MEASURE
The suspect has currently been placed in a pre-trial detention facility.
The crime with which the suspect is charged carries a penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to 7 years, with confiscation of property.
CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE
Extradition is used in cases where a suspect or accused person flees the country and is placed on the international wanted list through Interpol channels.
In December 2025, a citizen of Russia suspected of kidnapping people and forcibly seizing property was also extradited from Georgia. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, in 2022 he may have been involved in the kidnapping of citizens in Almaty.
Previously, a female citizen of Kazakhstan suspected of large-scale fraud was brought from Greece. According to the investigation, she received $230,000 under the pretence of placing the money in a bank safe deposit box, after which she fled and was placed on the international wanted list.