Resonant events involving anti-corruption efforts and an unusual discovery of funds are unfolding in Astana. According to media reports, KNB special forces have detained heads of major state structures on suspicion of receiving bribes.
Arrests in state-owned companies
According to media reports, Nurlan Zhakupov, head of the Samruk-Kazyna fund, and Elzhas Otynshtiev, head of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), have come under suspicion. They are suspected of receiving illegal remuneration.
Suitcases of foreign currency found under residential complex windows
Parallel to the arrests, an incident involving a large sum of money has been recorded in the city. Near the Atlant-6 residential complex, police are investigating eight suitcases filled with dollars. According to eyewitnesses, these items were thrown from a building window.
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