Employees of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan revealed embezzlement in the amount of 146 million tenge in the National Museum under the public procurement agreement for the exhibition "The Procession of the Golden Man through the museums of the World".

According to the ministry, the leadership of the National Museum is suspected of embezzlement of budget funds, and the director of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the former Minister of Culture Arystanbek Mukhamediuly.

"The Anti-Corruption Service in the city of Nur-Sultan is conducting a pre-trial investigation against officials of the RSE "National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the grounds of embezzlement of budget funds in the amount of 146 million tenge under the public procurement agreement for the international exhibition "The Procession of the Golden Man in the museums of the World".

According to the ministry, the total amount of the contract amounted to 1.2 billion tenge.

"With the sanction of the investigative court, searches are currently being conducted, as well as witness interrogations and other investigative actions. The final decision on the case will be made based on the results of compliance with the requirements of the criminal procedure legislation. Other information in the interests of the investigation is not disclosed," the report says.

Meanwhile, Arystanbek Mukhamediuly himself published a post on his Facebook page, where he stated that he was not guilty of anything and asked the country's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to intervene in the case and stop numerous checks of the anti-corruption service at the National Museum.

"In whatever field I work, I want to say that first of all I work for the benefit of the nation. I ruthlessly hindered those who attacked the state budget. Of course, who would like my actions like that? Some people are still setting traps in my life," the director of the National Museum wrote.

Later there was information that A. Mukhamediuly tried to commit suicide, but this information was not confirmed. Meanwhile, the press secretary of the National Museum, Aidar Kyrykbai, confirmed that Mukhamediuly had been admitted to the hospital and was being operated on, but the operation was planned and they were doing it on his leg.

– Yes, he is in Nur-Sultan in the second hospital. His legs always hurt, he had laser surgery in 2019 or 2020. And this year, from May 1 to May 10, I was on leave without pay, was examined in Almaty, and today I went to the hospital for a planned operation, – A. Kyrykbai said.

The Public Health Department of Nur-Sultan also did not confirm the information about the suicide attempt, citing medical secrecy.

"Disclosure of information constituting a medical worker's secret is allowed with the informed consent of the patient or his legal representative. According to the press secretary of the ex-Minister of Culture and Sports, a press conference will be organized at which representatives will provide more detailed information," the Public Health Department of the capital said.

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