Almaty financial police initiated cases against 6 officials

In the Q1 of 2011 Kazakhstan Anti-corruption and Economic Crime Agency initiated criminal cases against six officials and managers of Almatystroiservice company, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Deputy Head of Almaty Financial Police Department Margulan Sarbassov. Management of Almatystroiservice is charged with embezzlement of ten million tenge ($70 thousand) and failure to perform works to repair School No.39 as part of the government-run Road Map program. Other two criminal cases were initiated against director of an Olympic Reserves Sports School for embezzlement of 1.4 million tenge ($10 thousand). Deputy head of correctional facility LA-155/6 was also brought to responsibility. He was accused of forcing a convict to give him a bribe by promising him to assist with an early release. The deputy was arrested at the moment of taking $2,000. Head expert of Almaty Energy Control Department was arrested for taking a bribe in the amount of around $5,000. As per financial police he was forcing businessmen to give bribes to obtain Reselase to Service Certificates issued by the Electrical Laboratories. The certificates were needed to take part in tenders. Head of Almaty tax department's levy section was arrested for demanding 130 thousand tenge ($900) of a businessman.