Ex-mayor of Kentau Rashid Ayupov sentenced to 10 years in prison

The court sentenced the ex-mayor of Kentau, who was accused of inciting to pay a bribe of $ 2.8 million

ASTANA, August 25 - Sputnik. Ex-mayor of Kentau (Turkestan region) Rashid Ayupov, suspected of inciting to pay a bribe, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

As Antikore previously reported, ten years ago, when the ex-official worked in the prime minister's office, he "persuaded the owner of a private company to bribe responsible officials on an especially large scale, promising to win the construction tender in return." Having received the required amount, he appropriated it and spent part of the money on the purchase of a new house in Astana, an expensive car and several units of trucks.

The court found Ayupov guilty of the crime and sentenced him to 10 years in prison to be served in a medium security facility, Otyrar.kz writes.

ee right to hold civil service positions for a period of seven years.

It was ordered to collect from the ex-akim procedural costs - 422 million 800 thousand tenge, received as a result of corruption crimes.