Thirteen individuals apprehended in Shymkent for trading access rights, valued between 150,000-400,000 tenge, as demonstrated in a video recording.
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Caught in the Web: Unmasking Shymkent's Illicit Driver's License Scheme
The Anti-Financial Monitoring Department, in tandem with the prosecutor's office, has ripped the curtain off an alleged criminal network that had been peddling driver's licenses for cold, hard cash, as reported by our news outlet, citing the Anti-Financial Monitoring Agency.
For a pretty penny, ranging from 150,000 to 400,000 tenge, these con artists led by the head of the specialized center for serving the population No. 2 of the NAO "Government for Citizens", Muratov J.R., orchestrated an underhanded scheme, skirting theoretical and practical exams to churn out driver's licenses like a factory assembly line, according to the official Telegram channel of the Anti-Financial Monitoring Agency.
This scam resulted in at least 500 unsuspecting folks acquiring driver's licenses, as phony as a three-dollar bill. To put the icing on the cake, authorities have seized property valued at over 200 million tenge: 2 private homes, 2 apartments, 2 land plots, and 10 vehicles.
Twelve suspected members of this illicit enterprise have been remanded in custody, pending court approval. The investigation is still underway.
Strictly confidential information pertaining to this case is being withheld due to Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Anti-Financial Monitoring Agency explained.
The agency highlighted that flouting established driver's license issuance procedures not only breaks the law but also jeopardizes public safety. This becomes alarmingly clear when we look at the skyrocketing number of road accidents in Shymkent, which soared from 398 in 2022 to a disheartening 878 in 2024.
Last year, the Anti-Corruption Service in Almaty stepped up to the plate, launching a pre-trial investigation against the deputy head of the special department of the branch "State Corporation "Government for Citizens". He stands accused of pulling a fast one on a local entrepreneur, swindling a whopping 930,000 tenge by guaranteeing unobstructed document submission and exam admission for auto school students, facilitating the acquisition of driver's licenses.
Meanwhile, in the Karaganda region, fraudulent initial registration of cargo transport was uncovered, resulting in a staggering 315 million tenge being siphoned off from the regional budget.
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- The confiscation of properties worth over 200 million tenge, including two private homes, apartments, land plots, and vehicles, is a result of the investigation into the illicit driver's license scheme in Shymkent.
- The investigation uncovered that at least 500 individuals obtained false driver's licenses through the illicit scheme led by the head of the specialized center for serving the population No. 2 of the NAO "Government for Citizens", Muratov J.R.
- The Anti-Financial Monitoring Department and the prosecutor's office are currently working together to investigate the crime-and-justice issue, with twelve suspects already in custody, pending court approval.
- The investigation falls under the category of general-news, particularly focusing on finance and crime-and-justice, as it pertains to the unlawful issuance of driver's licenses in Shymkent.
- The Anti-Financial Monitoring Agency emphasized that the confiscation of licenses and the involvement in the scheme not only violates established regulations but also poses a threat to public safety, as highlighted by the increase in road accidents in Shymkent, which rose from 398 in 2022 to 878 in 2024.
