This morning in Astana, a broken suitcase and bills similar to dollars were found in the yard of a residential complex. A video of the money and the suitcase went viral on social media. It was reported that money was thrown from the window, but information is different about the number of suitcases. In addition, there is still no confirmation of the authenticity of the bills.
In the past this happened in the Yishil area on Kunaiv Street, near the Atlantic-6 residential complex in the business class. The complex has 12 buildings ranging in height from 8 to 21 floors and about 2,000 apartments.
At the same time, the media published reports on the arrest of the chairman of the board of directors of Samruk-Kazina, Nurlan Zhakupov, and the head of Kazakhstan Railways, Aljas Otinsiev, as well as corruption suspects.
Zhakupov was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund JSC on April 3, 2023, and Utinshev worked at KTZ for just over three months.
Some reports link the arrests to throwing money. However, there was no official confirmation.
Residents of the residential complex who saw the scattered money said there were so many bills that "they could have had enough for a good life". In the yard there were bundles and bills scattered separately.
Eyewitnesses also have different versions about the time when the events took place. Some say the scattered packages were seen at 06:00-07:00, and others say it all started on the evening of November 11th.
At the same time, the KNB officially confirmed that the arrest of Jakupov, Otinshev and other people was carried out on November 11.
All are suspected of committing a crime of corruption. The details have not been disclosed.
Kazakh media publishes information according to which the detainees could be placed in a temporary detention center.