Financial Monitoring Agency: Perizat Kairat Case Investigation Nearing Completion

The criminal case investigation against Perizat Kairat is nearing completion, reports an Orda.kz correspondent.

The Financial Monitoring Agency deputy Chair, Zhenis Yelemesov, shared details regarding the case.

We are almost at the completion stage. Literally, in the near future, we will finish and hand over the case for review (to lawyers - Ed.). It is difficult to say how long this process will take since it depends on the participants in the case. There are about 100 volumes in the investigation, not counting the material evidence,  he said.

The court also extended the arrest of Perizat Kairat.

The case is being investigated under Articles 190, "Fraud," and 218, "Legalization of Money Obtained by Criminal Means."

According to Yelemesov, other counts were also revealed.

Earlier, we reported on a fundraiser allegedly for victims of Palestine and flood victims in Kazakhstan. At the end of January, a new episode was registered, related to the organization of a fundraiser for the creation of a rehabilitation center for disabled children. As a result, about 22 million tenge were collected, which went to personal needs, added the FMA Deputy Chair.

The entire investigation into the case is expected to be completed in early March.

The activist's mother is also being investigated.

A criminal case has been registered against Perizat Kairat's mother, Alashpayeva. She is suspected of complicity in fraud and money laundering. However, the final qualification of the charges has not yet been presented to her, so the court has not chosen a preventive measure, Yelemesov clarified.

The head of the Biz Birgemiz Kazakhstan fund, Perizat Kairat, is suspected of embezzling 1.7 billion tenge.

These funds were collected to help victims of the spring floods in Kazakhstan and to provide humanitarian support to residents of Palestine.

According to investigators, Kairat spent the money on personal needs.

The activist's elite apartments in residential complexes in Astana - Akbulak Riviera, Highvill Ishim Gold, Kok Jailau, Sensata Plaza (including parking spaces), and a villa in the Vela Village cottage town - were seized.

In addition to real estate, expensive cars were confiscated: Mercedes-Benz S450, Mercedes-Benz EQE 500, Lexus LX-600, and Haval.

A search revealed a collection of elite equipment, jewelry, and accessories from world brands: Cartier, Rolex, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Chopard, Hermes, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, etc. 

All seized property was recognized as material evidence and added to the case.

Original Author: Zhadra Zhulmukhametova