Astana prosecutor explains refusal to name ex-director suspect in Ulgana Myrzuan death case

September 3, 2026 at 05:08 PM2 min

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Astana prosecutor Nurdaulet Abuov told a court on September 3, 2026, that the city prosecutor's office refused to approve the July 19, 2026, decision naming former Grazhdanstroy director Musa Goikov a suspect in the death of paramedic Ulgana Myrzuan. The refusal was based on the absence of project design documentation and the lack of criminal liability for negligent construction at the time the building was commissioned in 2005.

Key Facts

The Astana prosecutor's office refused to approve the July 19, 2026, decision naming former Grazhdanstroy director Musa Goikov a suspect in the death of paramedic Ulgana Myrzuan.
The apartment building at 24B Tauelsizdik Street was commissioned on February 2, 2005.
Investigators could not locate the project design documentation (PSD) for the building, making it impossible to verify construction violations identified in a May 22, 2026, forensic construction technical examination.
At the time the building was commissioned in 2005, Kazakhstan's criminal code did not include liability for negligent construction causing death or other grave consequences.

Prosecutor's Court Statement

Prosecutor Nurdaulet Abuov presented the refusal grounds during the main trial at the Astana interdistrict criminal court on September 3, 2026. He stated that the Astana police department's investigative unit had named former Grazhdanstroy director Musa Goikov, born in 1944, as a suspect on July 19, 2026. The prosecutor's office found that the decision was premature because investigators had not conducted a full and objective examination of all case circumstances.

Missing Project Documentation

Investigators could not establish the location of the project design documentation for the building at 24B Tauelsizdik Street. Without the PSD, it was impossible to reliably determine whether the forensic construction technical examination of May 22, 2026, had identified violations or merely the absence of documentation. Consequently, conclusions about construction violations were not confirmed.

Legal Framework

Under Article 665, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code of Kazakhstan, a contractor guarantees the building's compliance with design documentation and operational suitability during the warranty period. The warranty period is 10 years from the date the customer accepts the object, unless otherwise provided by law or contract. At the time the building was commissioned in 2005, the criminal code did not contain an article establishing liability for negligent construction causing death or other grave consequences.