Police car in downtown AlmatyALMA-ATA, Jan 26Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Akhmetzhan Primkulov and Chairman of the Board of Operator ROP LLP Medet Kumargaliev were detained on suspicion of corruption crimes, the press service of the Anti-Corruption Agency reported. implementation of the principle of extended obligations of producers (importers) in Kazakhstan, including for the collection of a recycling fee. According to some media reports, the ROP Operator company is associated with the youngest daughter of the ex-president of Kazakhstan, Aliya Nazarbayeva. «The Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan confirms the detention of Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Akhmetzhan Primkulov and Chairman of the Board of ROP Operator LLP Medet Kumargaliyev. They are suspected of committing corruption crimes,» the ministry said. questions are raised by the activities of the private company LLP «Operator ROP». At the same time, Tokayev instructed the government to take measures to stop the disposal of the recycling fee by this company, since, in his opinion, this should be done by a state organization, as in foreign countries. In addition, the President instructed to review the rates of these fees. After that, the government transferred the administration of the recycling fee from ROP Operator LLP to the state-owned JSC Zhasyl Damu. Kumargaliyev has been heading ROP Operator LLP since November 2019. Primkulov has been working as Deputy Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources since July 2019.
