Wednesday22 January 2025
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In Konev, colony chiefs were convicted for corruption and for aiding inmates.

In Konev, a verdict has been delivered against former head of correctional facility No. 57, Petr Pisarev, and the head of the operational department of institution No. 12, Erlan Bolekbai. Both have been found guilty of accepting bribes, according to Orda.kz.
В Конаеве осудили начальников колоний за коррупцию и поддержку заключённых.
“The court found Pisarev guilty and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Bolekbai received a three-year sentence. Both will serve their terms in medium-security facilities,” commented the department.

Petra Pisarev was previously detained in March on suspicion of accepting bribes, after which he was placed in a temporary detention facility. In May, the deputy head of regime and operational work at facility No. 57, Nurlan Bidaybekov, was arrested. Investigators established that he also accepted bribes to assist inmates.