Presidential Administration Launches Probe Into Relocation of Almaty Orphans, Commission Arrives
Photo: Presidential Administration
The Presidential Administration has formed a special commission to investigate the controversial forced relocation of children from the Baganashyl orphanage in Almaty to the city of Qonayev, Orda.kz reports.
Commission members are currently at the orphanage, where they have met with the institution’s director, its children, and local education officials. The team also inspected the facility and assessed the conditions in which the orphans are living.
Currently, the collection and analysis of documentation related to the decision to move is underway. Special attention will be paid to compliance with all social and legal guarantees provided by law in relation to orphans, the Presidential Administration said in a statement.
The investigation follows a public outcry over a July 21 incident, when orphans attempted to block a bus from taking children away as part of the relocation. Law enforcement officers responded with force. Deputy Bakytzhan Bazarbek and children’s rights advocate Aruzhan Sain arrived at the scene soon after.
Shortly thereafter, President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev ordered the relocation to be halted.
Original Author: Alexandra Mokhireva
Latest news
- Orda.kz Editorial Team to Cease Operations on September 1
- The Price of a Degree: How Students in Kazakhstan Pay for University
- Second Przewalski’s Horse Foal Born as Species Returns to Kazakhstan
- Kazakh Mining Companies Can Recalculate Purchases if Tenge Weakens
- Kazakhstan Names First Vice President in Three Decades
- What Almaty’s Bus Shelters Are Missing
- 400-Truck Queue Builds at Kazakh–Kyrgyz Border
- Kazakhstan Ready to Help Feed and Rebuild Gaza
- Tokayev Establishes New Presidential Security Body
- Almaty Takes Back Its Nearly Century-Old Hippodrome
- No More Guesswork on Savings: Kazakhstan Tightens Energy Audits for Businesses
- Public Money Could Be Used to Rescue Failing Kazakh Banks
- Third Kazakh Woman Reported Missing in Nepal-China Flood Zone
- Falconer Convicted Over 35 Protected Birds, Spared Punishment Under Amnesty
- Kazakh Citizen Detained in Yakutia in Phone Fraud Case
- Yuan Instead of Dollars? KazMunayGas Draws Record Demand in Asia
- China Gains Oil-Market Influence as OPEC+ Weakens
- Kazakhstan to Divide Smartphones Into White, Gray and Black Lists
- Kazakhstan’s Government Formally Resigns as First Kurultai Session Opens
- Rare Lynx Sighting Recorded in Northern Kazakhstan
