Perizat Kairat Meets Deadline Set by Financial Monitoring Agency, Case Moves to Court

The criminal case against Perizat Kairat, accused of embezzling 3.5 billion tenge raised through the public association Biz Birgemiz Qazaqstan 2030, is expected to be submitted to the prosecutor’s office in the coming days and then forwarded to court, Orda.kz reports.

Earlier, the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) stated that Perizat Kairat was delaying the process of reviewing the case materials.

The agency set a deadline of June 9 for her to complete the procedure.

Speaking to journalists at a round table event in Astana, FMA Deputy Chair Zhenis Yelemesov confirmed that Kairat had met the deadline:

The familiarization with case materials is complete. We are now at the stage of receiving motions and reviewing responses. In just a few days, the case will be transferred to the prosecutor’s office (for legal review and a decision on whether to forward it to court – ed.)

There are two suspects in the case: Perizat Kairat and her mother, Gaini Alashbaeva. The investigation has identified over 100 victims, with estimated damages totaling 3.5 billion tenge.

Perizat Kairat, co-founder and head of Biz Birgemiz Qazaqstan 2030, was detained in the fall of 2024. Orda.kz has previously reported on the operations of the fund in a separate investigation.

According to the FMA, Kairat used the association to appeal for donations, allegedly to support children affected by floods in Kazakhstan and to aid Palestinian residents.

However, the collected funds were funneled to her personal account or that of her mother.

On December 13, 2024, Perizat Kairat’s assets were seized. The list included luxury real estate, expensive cars, jewelry, and designer accessories.

In April 2025, both Perizat and her mother were taken into custody. The Financial Monitoring Agency recently stated that their trial is likely to begin in June 2025.

Original Author: Anastasia Prilepskaya