The director of Bel Halal was arrested in Almaty in connection with the theft of 945 million tenge from the Science Fund.
The Financial Monitoring Agency reported that the manager of Bel Halal LLP was arrested in Almaty on the grounds of stealing funds from the Science Foundation. According to the department, in 2023-2024 the company was allocated grants worth 1.15 billion tenge for four projects to produce "innovative" pasta from vegetable raw materials and enriched flour.
The audit found that the purchased equipment did not allow the production of the declared products; 736.4 million tenge, according to AFM, was withdrawn through the included company SMART 15, another 88.5 million tenge was returned to Bel Halal accounts after withdrawal of funds. The total damage is estimated at 945 million tenge. The court seized property worth 830 million tenge - five plots of land, four cars, an apartment in Astana, commercial areas and jewelry.
Tolper. Media.