Astana, 20 October. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Prosecutor General Berik Asylov and heard his report on the rule of law in the country; the head of state gave the prosecution service instructions ahead of the maslikhat elections.
According to Asylov, the number of criminal offences fell by 14.6% over nine months, by 22.3% in public places and by 20.1% on the streets. Together with other law enforcement agencies, prosecutors took measures against online fraud, drug crime and other dangerous offences.
The Prosecutor General reported that assets worth 1.3 trillion tenge had been returned to date. The money has been used to build or rebuild 466 social infrastructure facilities, 378 of which are complete: major medical facilities in six regions, the Munaitpasov football stadium in Astana and renovated airports in Balkhash, Pavlodar and Arkalyk. The Prosecutor General's Office has signed 92 agreements with 39 jurisdictions; 50 people have been extradited to Kazakhstan and 123 handed over to foreign states.
Asylov also spoke about investor protection under the president's decree of 17 December 2025: since the start of the year 2,886 investors have received help, and 3,500 investment projects are under prosecutors' supervision.
Background: The meeting took place ahead of the maslikhat elections.
List of sources used: Nasha Gazeta, Nasha Gazeta
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