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The General Prosecutor’s Office is investigating more than 20 criminal cases on the facts of illegal withdrawal of capital from Kazakhstan. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev told reporters on the sidelines of the government on Tuesday that the deal is about $1 billion.
“The Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating more than 20 already opened criminal cases. According to them, the amount of damage is estimated at about $ 1 billion. But they can give more detailed information themselves,” Zhamaubaev said.
At the same time, the Ministry of Finance, together with the National Bank, analyzes statistics and submitted 8 cases to the financial monitoring agency on the facts of the withdrawal of capital.
“They were supposed to conduct a pre-trial investigation, and then, if necessary, there will be criminal cases. If I am not mistaken, the amount is within 1 billion US dollars in 8 cases,” the head of the Ministry of Finance also added.