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Violations of the labour rights of over 700 medical workers were identified in Taldykorgan.

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The Taldykorgan city prosecutor’s office has revealed violations of labour rights among employees of the Taldykorgan City Multidisciplinary Hospital. It was established that permissible limits for overtime work were exceeded and that additional hours were incorrectly paid. The violations affected the rights of more than 700 medical workers.

In Kazakhstan, the rules for paying tolls on toll roads have been relaxed.

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In Kazakhstan, payment rules for travelling on toll roads have been changed. The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has increased the voluntary payment period for individuals from 7 to 30 days. The new rules provide for a separate payment procedure for legal entities and will come into force 10 days after official publication.

Father and son were detained in connection with a drug laboratory case in the Akmola Region.

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In the Akmola region, officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have shut down an underground laboratory producing synthetic drugs. During the special operation, a 54-year-old man and his 26-year-old son were detained. 200 kg of mephedrone, more than 2 tonnes of precursors, as well as laboratory equipment, were seized from illegal circulation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has sent 51 stalking cases to court.

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In Kazakhstan, 51 cases have been sent to court since criminal liability for stalking was introduced. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in 36 cases the suspects were placed in temporary detention facilities. The investigation is being conducted under Article 115-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provides for liability for unlawful persecution.

A foreigner has been acquitted in a fatal road traffic accident case in Aktobe

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The specialised inter-district criminal court of Aktobe region has acquitted a 33-year-old Kyrgyz citizen, Ramazan Infurov, in the case of a road traffic accident on the Samara – Shymkent highway, in which four people died. The jury concluded that there was no element of a criminal offence. The court also recognised the defendant’s right to compensation for harm caused by unlawful criminal prosecution.

Orthodox cemetery in Uralsk put up for auction

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In Uralsk, a plot with an Orthodox cemetery covering 15.4137 hectares at the address N. Sdykov Street, 3/1 has been put up for auction. The land is being transferred into trust management for a period of 10 years. The management company will be responsible for maintaining the area and will be able to generate income from funeral services.

The case of the bloggers' lottery for 247 million tenge is being heard by the court of Astana

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In the Specialised Inter-District Criminal Court of Astana, the indictment was read out in the case of the blogger couple Yerbolat Zhanabylov and Elmira Tolegenova. According to the prosecution's version, they organised an illegal lottery under the guise of selling online courses. The investigation believes that the main purpose of the project was to attract funds from citizens to participate in prize draws.

<p>Tokayev has approved an interdepartmental commission for the prevention of offences</p>

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President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Decree establishing an Interdepartmental Commission for Crime Prevention under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Commission will coordinate the work of state bodies in the field of crime prevention.

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to open beef exports for small farms

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Министерство сельского хозяйства Казахстана вынесло на публичное обсуждение проект изменений в правила экспорта говядины. Предлагается снизить входной порог для откормочных площадок с собственными мясокомбинатами до 500 голов и открыть доступ к экспорту через сторонние предприятия для ферм с поголовьем от 5 тыс. голов. Обсуждение завершается 19 марта 2026 года.

The former head of the EKR PPP centre had his sentence commuted for embezzling 320 million tenge

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In Ust-Kamenogorsk, a verdict was passed on the former head of JSC "Regional Centre for Public-Private Partnership of East Kazakhstan Region", Daulet Batyrbayev, and other defendants in a case concerning the embezzlement of budget funds, illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity, and the legalisation of criminal proceeds.

The lawyer of Gulnara Bazhkenova found himself in the spotlight due to his criminal record.

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Online data has emerged regarding the criminal record of lawyer Murat Adam, who is defending ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnara Bazhkenova, currently under house arrest. The information surfaced after the elections to the Republican Bar Association, where the lawyer presented his past in a more favourable light than it actually was.

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How 43 tonnes of fish disappeared after a high-profile poaching case in Zhetysu

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In the Zhetysu region, a high-profile criminal case of poaching, in which more than 50 tonnes of fish were seized, has ended in a mysterious story involving the disappearance of the evidence. The majority of the catch was sent for storage hundreds of kilometres from the place of seizure and then, according to documents, written off as "rotten". Where this fish is now and what actually happened to it — no one has yet explained.

Caterers of school canteens are asking for funding to be reviewed due to rising food prices

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From 1 September, a new school nutrition standard came into effect in Kazakhstan. However, operators of school canteens claim that with the current level of funding, it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide children with healthy and balanced meals.

The Prosecutor General’s Office stated that there is no evidence of torture in cases concerning the dissemination of false information.

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In the General Prosecutor's Office, a comment was made on information circulated in the media regarding the alleged use of torture by investigative bodies in criminal cases investigated under Article 274 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Dissemination of deliberately false information").
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