Attempt to legalize building landed lawyer and Almaty residents in prison

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Tengrinews.kz - A lawyer and two Almaty residents have been convicted of fraud and inciting bribery, according to the Anti-Corruption Agency.

The Medeu District Court of Almaty sentenced lawyer R. Nainbayev and residents D. Tuyashev and G. Sakenova.

"They were found guilty of fraud and inciting residents to offer a bribe of over 30 million tenge to government officials under the pretext of legalizing a former kindergarten building for residential use," the agency stated.

The court sentenced Sakenova to 7 years in prison, Tuyashev to 4 years, and Nainbayev to 1 year.

Additionally, all three were permanently banned from holding public office or working in the quasi-public sector.

The verdict has not yet come into force.

Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Agency introduced a new way for Kazakhstanis to report bribes.

Almaty lawyer Court prison crime bribe fraud

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