Abai Region Contractor Ordered to Repay 15.7 Million Tenge for Illegal Material Extraction

September 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM1 min

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A contractor in Beskaragai district, Abai region, illegally extracted inert materials without permits while reinforcing a 600-meter section of the Irtysh River bank. The court ordered the company to repay 15.7 million tenge of budget funds to the state. A pre-trial investigation has been launched under Article 334 of the Criminal Code.

Key Facts

The contractor illegally extracted inert materials from settlement lands without permits instead of purchasing them through established procedures.
The court ordered the contractor to repay 15.7 million tenge of budget funds to the state.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched under Article 334 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan for unauthorized subsoil use.
Officials were brought to disciplinary responsibility under the prosecutor's oversight act.
Land plots worth approximately 70 million tenge were returned to the state.

Illegal Extraction

In late 2025, Tekhserviskom LLP carried out work to reinforce a 600-meter section of the Irtysh River bank in Beskaragai district. The prosecutor's check found that the contractor independently extracted inert materials from settlement lands without the relevant permit documents. The materials were extracted instead of being purchased in accordance with established procedures.

Legal Consequences

A pre-trial investigation has been launched under Article 334 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan, which covers unauthorized subsoil use. Under the prosecutor's oversight act, guilty officials were brought to disciplinary responsibility. The court ordered the contractor to repay 15.7 million tenge of budget funds that had been allocated for purchasing inert materials. Land plots worth approximately 70 million tenge were returned to the state.