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After the 2023 forest fire in the State Forest Nature Reserve ‘Semey ormany’, more than 1 million 59.6 thousand cubic metres of damaged timber were harvested. It is being sold through electronic auctions and via written applications, but the Ministry of Ecology has not disclosed how much timber has already been sold or what sum has been raised.

The court found the management of the “KazTAG” agency guilty.

Against the backdrop of discussions surrounding the election campaign and debates among political parties in Kazakhstan, social media users are once again recalling one of the most resonant episodes of past election campaigns — the conflict between Yermurat Bapi and Tazabek Sambetbay, which occurred during the televised debates in 2020.

In Kokshetau, police officers shut down brothels operating from rented flats. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the organisation and maintenance of brothels, as well as procuring. During the searches, nearly 1.9 million tenge was seized.

The Supreme Audit Chamber has summarised the results of certification of state auditors for the second quarter of 2026. Following four meetings of the National Commission, 41 candidates received the qualification of state auditor, and a further three were awarded the qualification of state auditor of the highest category.

The prosecutor's office has declared unlawful an inspection of Qazaq Kaolin, the company implementing the construction project of a mining and processing plant in the Akmola region. Three administrative proceedings against the company have also been discontinued.

In Shymkent, the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Saniya Zhubanysheva in the temporary detention facility (IVS) continues. Two employees of the facility have been recognised as suspects in the case of alleged negligence resulting in grave consequences, and they have been remanded in custody as a preventive measure.

The Director of the Urals Agrarian Scientific Centre, Nikita Zezin, has died after an attack that occurred following a conflict over children riding quad bikes across experimental fields. The investigation into the criminal case has been placed under the personal supervision of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (IC RF).

Four workers died and two more were injured after a freight train struck a repair crew on a railway stretch in the Zhambyl region. The Shu District Court found three railway workers guilty.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Alibek Moldagaliyev as chairman of the Aktobe Regional Court. His appointment came several weeks after the Head of State's decree ended the honorary retirement of his father — Moldabek Akhmetov, who lost his retired judge status following the review of his case by the Commission on Judicial Ethics.