The Anti-Corruption Service explained that alongside the head of the culture department for the Ulytau region, Anuar Omar, representatives from the commercial firm T., the head of the language development department S., the head of the regional scientific and methodological center J., and the director of the language development resource center O. were involved in the criminal case.
All of them have been found guilty by the court in the city of Zhezkazgan for abuse of power, having unlawfully entered into agreements for organizing cultural events totaling 3.9 million tenge.
The head of the culture department for the Ulytau region, Anuar Omar, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, while his four accomplices received one year each. All of them are permanently banned from working in government service and state enterprises.