The ex-deputy head of the Department of Passenger Transport and highways of the Almaty region was detained

In the Zhetysu region, a suspect was detained on the fact of violations during the construction of a road in the Kerbulak district, a former deputy head of the State Institution "Management of Passenger Transport and Highways of the Almaty region", the prosecutor's office of the Zhetysu region reports. He is suspected of abusing his official position while carrying out repair work on the access road to the village of Malaysary in the Kerbulak district. The state has suffered significant material damage in the amount of more than 37 million tenge," the regional prosecutor's office said. A pre-trial investigation is being conducted on this fact under the article of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Abuse of official powers". Recall that in the spring in the Kerbulak district of the Zhetysu region, the recently repaired road was washed away by meltwater. The prosecutor's inspection revealed gross violations of the law during the repair work at this site. A criminal case has been opened.