The National Security Committee, together with employees of the internal security of the Supreme Court, was convicted of bribery by the chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Administrative Cases of the Kostanay Regional Court, Askar Darbaev.
As it turned out, Judge Darbaev demanded about $40,000 from one of the parties in the process for a positive decision.
On August 17, while receiving a bribe, Darbaev was caught red-handed.
On August 18, official confirmation of the incident appeared on the website of the Supreme Court.
“The money was intended for a positive court decision in favor of the interested party. Other information in the interests of the investigation is not subject to disclosure. The Investigative Department of the National Security Committee is conducting a pre-trial investigation under Article 366 (bribery by a judge on a large scale),” the report said.
It should be noted that this article of the Criminal Code implies a penalty in the form of a fine in the amount of sixty to seventy times the amount of a bribe or imprisonment for a period of 7 to 12 years, with confiscation of property, with lifelong deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
As for Askar Darbaev, he was appointed to the post of chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Administrative Cases of the Kostanay Regional Court a year ago. Prior to that, Darbaev headed the Kostanay district court.
Meanwhile, according to the chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, Zhakip Asanov, 16 judges have been convicted over the past three years, and about 50 more have been dismissed for discrediting the high status of a judge. In addition, in order to avoid corruption risks, Kazakh judges have doubled their salaries. But, apparently, the measures taken are clearly not enough.
