On March 31, 2023, the court of Saryarka No. 2 in the city of Astana issued a verdict against the big businessman Kairat Boranbayev, the national portal "Adyrna" reported with reference to Zakon.kz.
Businessman Kairat Boranbayev, the father-in-law of Dariga Nazarbayeva's son, the eldest daughter of former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, was sentenced to 8 years. He did not confess to the charges. Kairat Boranbayev's property was confiscated and he was deprived of the right to hold public office for life. In addition, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. The sentence will be served in a medium-security penitentiary.
"According to part 3 of Article 58 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the property of Boranbayev and Nakhanov should be confiscated and the punishment in the form of 8 years of imprisonment imposed. They will not be employed in public service, courts, local self-government bodies, the National Bank and related departments, the financial market throughout their lives. They are deprived of the right to work in the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision. In addition, it is forbidden to work in financial organizations, state organizations, and quasi-state sector entities," said judge Nazgul Bapakova.
In addition, he was deprived of a number of awards.
"Let a proposal be made to deprive of his state awards," said Nazgul Bapakova, judge of district court No. 2 of Saryarka district of Astana.
On December 26, 2022, the Financial Monitoring Agency completed the investigation of the criminal case against Kairat Boranbayev and Roman Nakhanov, the founders of AsiaGasChunja LLP, as well as Taiyr Zhanuzak, the former deputy chairman of Qazaq Gaz JSC. The defendants were arrested on suspicion of embezzling 14.5 billions tenge during the purchase of liquefied petroleum gas and legalization of criminally obtained money.
The court session on the case began in Astana on December 30.
Convicted Kairat Boranbayev and Roman Nakhanov, the second founder of "AziaGasChunja" LLP, are charged with embezzlement of entrusted property, legalization of illegal money and property, involvement in crime.
