
According to sources from Sputnik, Samat Ismanov, the former deputy plenipotentiary of the president in the Chuy region, was arrested on Friday on corruption charges. He is currently in pre-trial detention until January 12.
According to the informant, Ismanov has become a suspect in a case regarding the illegal distribution of land in the 172nd contour of the village of Kok-Zhar.
Ismanov held his position since November 2022, but last week he already submitted his resignation.