Former Kazakh Official Sentenced to 10 Years for Taking Bribes to Facilitate Truck Crossings

A former acting head of a state revenue department in West Kazakhstan region has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes totaling 100 million tenge. He facilitated the passage of over 1,000 Russian trucks by bypassing risk management systems. An accomplice who acted as a mediator received a 1.5-year sentence.

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