The court conducted an on-site consideration of the criminal case involving the management and officers of the district police department in Shymkent

The Karatau District Court of Shymkent held an on-site consideration of the criminal case against the former district police inspector S., accused of committing an offense under Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code with the participation of the management and officers of the district police department.

Being a district police inspector S. made a report on the administrative offense in accordance with Part 1 of Article 440 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for being in a public place in a state of intoxication. Having threatened B. that he would be taken into custody on the basis of this protocol, he demanded 40,000 tenge from him. While receiving money from B. as a bribe, S. was detained.

The court found S. guilty of committing a crime under part 2 of article 366 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to a fine of 2,400,000 KZT with confiscation of property acquired by criminal means, with deprivation of a lifelong right to work in law enforcement bodies. In accordance with Part 1 of Article 49 of the Criminal Code, he is deprived of the rank of Police Captain.

The court also issued a private writ to the head of the Karatau police department, drawing attention to nonobservance of code of honor, dignity and limitations of employees of internal bodies by the district police inspector.

The verdict did not come into force.