A transport inspection officer in the Aktobe region has been convicted of taking a bribe. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the investigation, the inspection officer repeatedly took bribes from a carrier in exchange for allowing vehicles to pass without obstruction.
"The total amount of the bribe received was 170,000 tenge. By court verdict, he was fined 5.5 million tenge, and he was also deprived for life of the right to hold positions in the civil service," the prosecutor's office reported.
The court verdict has entered into legal force.