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A court in Aktau has found an accountant guilty of organising a scheme for fictitious employment to illegally obtain social payments for pregnant women. According to the AFM, the damage to the state amounted to 146 million tenge, and she has been sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The international operation involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, the National Police of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General's Offices of both countries has led to the dismantling of a network of fraudulent call centres in Dnipro. Fifty-three people have been detained, and money and equipment have been seized. According to the investigation, members of the group operated under the guise of investment companies and gained access to the funds of citizens of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and EU countries.

Complaints from residents of Atyrau about odours and emissions led to an inspection of the Atyrau Oil Refinery, during which discharges of wastewater and violations of atmospheric emissions were identified. The court held the enterprise accountable and imposed a fine of over 520 million tenge.

The interactive flood forecasting map service for spring 2026 has been temporarily unavailable due to a DDoS attack. The incident occurred during preparations for the peak of the high water season, making the tool's unavailability critical for users.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has disqualified tennis official Assylbek Kassym from Kazakhstan for one year for failing to cooperate with an investigation and, according to the agency, for corrupt approaches to players. Additionally, sanctions were separately imposed on tennis players Mila Masic (Serbia), who admitted violations, and Jana Vanik (Germany), who is accused of failing to cooperate with the investigation.

A court in Astana has found a man guilty of stalking his ex-wife. According to the Astana city prosecutor's office, he pursued the woman for several years, unlawfully entered her flat, and posed a threat to her safety. The court sentenced him to 100 hours of community service, emphasising criminal liability for unlawful harassment.

In Kyrgyzstan, former deputy Shairbek Tashiev has been detained on suspicion of corruption linked to the activities of OJSC "Kyrgyzneftegaz". The case was opened based on materials from the tax service and an audit, and the suspect has been placed in the Bishkek Temporary Detention Facility. The event comes amid personnel changes and previously recorded arrests of officials in anti-corruption cases.

In Almaty, a court found a former police investigator guilty of deliberately failing to register 14 crimes, thereby violating the procedure for recording criminal offences. His actions were classified under part 2 of Article 433 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The court sentenced him to 2 years of restricted freedom, a 3-year ban from public service, and stripped him of his special rank of "police lieutenant".

Investigative authorities are checking the possible involvement of Sanzhar Bokayev in the signing of a contract for a corporate event at KAZTRANSMEGAS JSC, where the cost of services, according to investigators, may have been significantly inflated. Preliminary figures suggest an amount exceeding 100 million tenge.

A court in Almaty has arrested lawyer and blogger Adiletkhan Moldakhan for 10 days over a case of spreading deliberately false information. According to the Almaty city police department, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted against him. His assistants previously reported his detention, and later the police confirmed the information.