The former director of the «Aisulu» garment factory, which was showcased to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2022, and former deputy of the Taldykorgan maslikhat Zharilkasyn Bolatuly has been sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison for fraud.
WHAT THE COURT ESTABLISHED
According to Hronika.kz, the court established that Zharilkasyn Bolatuly attempted to sell his private house in Almaty for 120 million tenge, knowing that the property was on the so-called ‘red line’ and had several encumbrances related to the non-fulfilment of financial obligations.
Furthermore, according to case materials, the court established that documents for this house had been forged with the aim of reselling it.
WHAT DECISION THE COURT MADE
By the verdict of the District Court No. 2 of the Medeu District of Almaty, Zharilkasyn Bolatuly was found guilty under paragraph 2 of part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Fraud”).
The court sentenced him to 6 years and 8 months in prison, to be served in a medium-security penal institution.
The court also ordered that the time spent in custody and under house arrest be counted towards the sentence in accordance with Article 62 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Additionally, a compulsory payment of 20 MCI — 78,640 tenge was recovered from the convicted person for the Victim Compensation Fund. Civil claims of the victims were dismissed due to compensation for damages caused.
The verdict has not entered into legal force. This means it can be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by law.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FACTORY AND DEPUTY STATUS
The «Aisulu» garment factory was opened in Taldykorgan in 2022 and fulfilled state orders for sewing special clothing for workers and employees of state bodies. In the autumn of 2022, the enterprise was showcased to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
As reported by the chairman of the Taldykorgan maslikhat, Темирболат Ахажан, after the start of the pre-trial investigation, Zharilkasyn Bolatuly submitted an application to the territorial election commission to resign his deputy powers. He is no longer a deputy at present.
