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During the congress of the Baitak party, Politburo member Askar Imangaliyev publicly criticised the draft election programme and proposed putting the question of re-electing party chairman Azamatkhan Amirtayev to a vote. The incident occurred during discussions on the congress agenda.

Over 319,000 packs of unstamped cigarettes worth 293 million tenge were seized during an investigation in the Zhambyl region. According to the investigation, the products were illegally imported from Kyrgyzstan and distributed across several regions of Kazakhstan.

The Border Service of the National Security Committee (BS NSC) reported that it had prevented attempts to export undeclared cash across the state border. Between 30 June and 7 July, 38 such cases were recorded at border checkpoints, with the total amount of funds discovered exceeding 636 million tenge.

Information about the detention of Olympic boxing champion Daniyar Yeleussinov is circulating on social media. The Astana Police Department has confirmed the fact of a road traffic accident and the detention of a driver who fled the scene, but his identity has not been officially disclosed.

The chief accountant of the Kaztalovsky district veterinary station was found guilty of embezzling and misappropriating entrusted property on an especially large scale. The Kaztalovsky district court sentenced him to 7 years in prison.

DATAMetrics has presented the results of a sociological study commissioned by the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KISS) under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to the survey, 87.8% of respondents believe that Kazakhstan is developing in the right direction.

A road traffic accident (RTA) involving a quad bike occurred in the Burabay district, resulting in the death of a 22-year-old resident of Astana. A criminal case has been opened regarding the incident, and the police are establishing all the circumstances of what happened.

The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) has reported on the results of countering dropper schemes used for money laundering. Since the beginning of 2026, the agency has eliminated 33 dropper cells, identified over 40 organisers of criminal schemes, and uncovered illegal financial transactions totalling more than 112 billion tenge.

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov highlighted delays in the implementation of a number of projects in the regions and instructed that control over the execution of measures in the water resources sector be strengthened. The Government also identified additional tasks for developing the digitalisation of the industry, introducing water-saving technologies, and monitoring water quality.

Confiscated Hyundai Elantra vehicles, 2025 model year, formerly owned by convicted bloggers Yerbolat Zhanabylov and Elmira Tolegenova, have been transferred to state authorities following an electronic auction. The auction took place on 7 July 2026 via the E-Qazyna portal.