The court found the ex-officers of the migration police guilty of abusing of official powers and receiving bribes in Taraz

Having considered the criminal case against five residents of the region Court No. 2 of Taraz found them guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The case materials established that the former chief and inspector of the Department of Migration Police of the Department of Internal Affairs of Taraz Z. and K., being officials and using their official powers contrary to the interests of the service organized illegal migration of 609 foreign citizens of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia for mercenary motives and the purpose of getting lucre by prior collusion with U., Ө. and B.

The court found that the defendants gave illegal permission to work, temporary registration, registration, issued residence permits to foreign citizens. Thus, the defendants deliberately committed corruption criminal offenses against the interests of the civil service, government and management. The illegal permits issued by the former officials allowed foreign citizens to reside, enter, leave and move through the territory of the republic permanently.

The defendants Z., K., U., Ө. and B. didn’t admit their guilt in the alleged offense.

The court sentenced Z. on part 4 of article 361, paragraph 4, part 3 of article 366, part 2 of article 394, in accordance with part 3 of article 58 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 10 years of imprisonment with serving a sentence in the establishment of correctional system of medium security with the confiscation of property in its possession obtained by criminal means or acquired with funds obtained by criminal means, with a lifetime deprivation of the right to hold posts in the civil service. Z. is deprived of the rank of colonel of the justice. Under the amnesty the sentence was reduced to 7 years 6 months 4 days.

K. was fined for 4,242,000 tenge (2,000 MCI) according to part 2 of Article 361, part 2 of article 394 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan with confiscation of property owned by him, acquired by criminal means or acquired with proceeds from crime, with life deprivation of the right to hold office in the civil service. K. is deprived of the rank of captain of the police.

U. was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment; probation control was established for the same period, deprived of the right to render services to immigrants for 3 years according to part 2 of Article 394 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In the absence of a permanent place of employment U. is involved in forced labor in places designated by local executive bodies for no more than 240 hours per year.

Ө. was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment according to part 1 of article 368, part 2 of article 394, part 1 of article 368 in accordance with part 2 of article 58 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan with confiscation of property in its possession, acquired with the proceeds of crime, with a lifetime deprivation of the right to hold positions in the civil service and provide services to immigrants. Under the amnesty Ө. was released from punishment (2 years imprisonment).

Under Part 2 of Article 394 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan B. was given a sentence to be restricted in freedom for five years with the deprivation of the right to be engaged in the activities to provide services to immigrants for a period of 3 years. On the basis of the amnesty B. was released from the punishment imposed (5 years of restriction of freedom).

The court sentence did not come into legal force.