A citizen of Kazakhstan has been extradited from the Russian Federation to face criminal liability for large-scale tax evasion. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the investigation, the suspect, while serving as director of a commercial organization in 2022-2023, evaded taxes exceeding 290 million tenge by entering distorted data into income declarations.
The Prosecutor General's Office reported that after committing the crime, he hid from criminal prosecution authorities, leading to an international wanted notice. In January of this year, he was detained in Krasnodar and extradited to Kazakhstan at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office.
Currently, the suspect has been placed in a pre-trial detention center. The crime carries a penalty of up to 8 years in prison, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.