He was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment for the crime against a woman with disabilities.
According to the case materials published in the State Register of Judicial Acts, on May 1, 2025, at around 04:30, Janbek [name changed J.R.A.] arrived at the home of his acquaintance Asylai while intoxicated. Since the owner was not present, he committed violent acts against her sister Asemkan (name changed R.A.M.), who is a second-group disabled person. Despite the victim's resistance and cries for help, he threatened her with a knife, ordering her "not to make noise," and raped her, after which he fled the scene of the crime.
According to the verdict of the Toguz-Torou District Court dated August 1, 2025, Janbek was found guilty under part 4 of Article 154 of the Criminal Code ("Rape") and sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment, with the term starting from May 2, 2025.
The convicted man's lawyer disagreed with this decision and filed an appeal to the Jalal-Abad Regional Court. He argued that his client's actions were misclassified and that the first-instance court did not fully examine the case materials, leading to an erroneous conclusion. The defense insisted that since Asemkan's sister was not at home, a sexual act occurred between the accused and the victim with her consent.
The lawyer requested to change the verdict by reclassifying Janbek's actions to part 1 of Article 156 ("Coercion to sexual acts") and applying probation supervision to him.
At the first-instance court hearing, the accused stated that he was driving a tractor and then joined friends who were drinking alcohol. After that, he decided not to return home and stayed overnight at Asylai's house. When he arrived, only Asemkan was at home, who was frightened by his presence and took a knife. Janbek took the knife from her and, according to him, they had a sexual act by mutual consent.
Janbek also expressed remorse for his actions. He indicated that he is the sole breadwinner in a family with six children and requested a punishment not related to imprisonment.
During the court session, the victim Asemkan explained that she lives with her sister and that Janbek sometimes came to their house to help with household chores. On the day of the crime, she was alone, and Janbek came in an intoxicated state, threatened her, and raped her. She took a knife to make him leave but noted that she forgave him, as she herself needed help with medications that the accused could provide.
The victim's sister, Asylai, also testified, confirming that Janbek sometimes helped them around the house and that she was not home on the day of the incident. She added that he broke a window to get inside and wished for him to be released from custody, pointing to her sister's serious health condition and the financial difficulties faced by the accused with six children.
The prosecutor, for his part, insisted that Janbek took advantage of Asemkan's helpless state and committed rape. He called for the verdict of the Toguz-Torou District Court to remain unchanged and for the appeal to be dismissed.
On November 22, 2025, the Jalal-Abad Regional Court upheld the verdict.
On January 26, 2026, the Supreme Court, having reviewed the case materials, confirmed that the conclusions of the first and appellate courts were justified.
The verdict of the Toguz-Torou District Court dated August 1, 2025, and the ruling of the Jalal-Abad Regional Court dated October 22, 2025, remained unchanged.
The cassation appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court, which confirmed that the decision is final and not subject to appeal.
