The court authorized the measure of restraint in the form of detention in relation to the former Minister of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan, now the director of the National Museum of the Republic of Arystanbek Mukhamediuly in the case of theft of budget funds, the anti -corruption service of Kazakhstan said on Sunday.
The anti -corruption service on May 16 reported that a pre -trial investigation is being conducted with respect to the leadership of the theft of budget funds in the amount of 146 million tenge (over 336 thousand dollars) under the state procurement agreement on the international exhibition “Processing of the Golden Man by Museums Mira “.
“On May eight of May, from the sanction of the court in relation to the director of the National Museum of Arystanbek Muhamediuly, the preventive measure” Content of the Divine, “the report said.
The investigation continues, other information is not subject to disclosure in the interests of the investigation.
Muhamediuly worked as the Minister of Culture and Sports from August 2014 to June 2019, in July of the same year he was appointed director of the National Museum.