Medeu court convicts Gulmira Satybaldy, keeps 12-year sentence
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Medeu District Court No.2 in Almaty convicted Gulmira Satybaldy on 17 July of property damage by deception and arbitrariness. The court kept her final sentence at 12 years in prison with property confiscation, absorbing a five-year term into the 2024 sentence. Satybaldy was also ordered to pay more than 8 billion tenge to victim Abay Zhunusov.
Key Facts
- Medeu District Court No.2 in Almaty convicted Gulmira Satybaldy on 17 July of property damage by deception and arbitrariness.
- The court set a five-year term for the new charges, but the final sentence remains 12 years in prison with property confiscation after absorbing the five-year term into the 2024 sentence.
- Satybaldy was ordered to pay more than 8 billion tenge to Abay Zhunusov, her business partner and relative by marriage.
- A previous court ruling found that from February 2019 Satybaldy held Zhunusov in her residence under constant control of trusted people, depriving him of movement, communications, legal help and management of his companies.
- In June 2019 Bank VTB transferred more than 7.8 billion tenge to Samruk Kazyna Construction under a bank guarantee after Satybaldy provided false information about the financial state of BAUR Development Group.
The Conviction
Medeu District Court No.2 in Almaty issued the verdict on 17 July. The court found Satybaldy guilty under Article 195 Part 4 Point 2 and Article 389 Part 4 of Kazakhstan's Criminal Code. The articles cover causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust and arbitrariness. The verdict was published in the court's electronic cabinet.
Sentence and Compensation
For the new charges Satybaldy received a five-year prison term. The court absorbed the five-year term into the more severe 12-year sentence imposed in 2024, leaving the final term at 12 years with property confiscation. The court also ordered Satybaldy to pay more than 8 billion tenge to victim Abay Zhunusov. Zhunusov was Satybaldy's business partner and a relative by marriage.
Detention and Asset Transfers
A previous court ruling established that from February 2019 Satybaldy held Zhunusov in her residence under constant control by trusted persons. Zhunusov was unable to move freely, use communications, seek legal help or participate in managing his legal entities. Satybaldy established actual control over BAUR Kazakhstan, Premier-NS, Aria Zhana Astana and BAUR Development Group, re-registering corporate rights to trusted persons. In June 2019 Bank VTB transferred more than 7.8 billion tenge to Samruk Kazyna Construction under a bank guarantee after Satybaldy provided false information about BAUR Development Group's financial condition. Samruk Kazyna Construction accepted 38 land plots and 16 unfinished construction objects, causing BAUR Development Group to lose its main liquid assets.
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Medeu court convicts Gulmira Satybaldy, keeps 12-year sentence
