A specialized administrative offenses court in Aktau has heard the case of a former lyceum teacher who kicked a bucket of water during cleaning in October of this year, sparking a conflict with a school cleaner, the website infohub.kz reports.

According to the official Telegram channel of the courts of the Mangystau Region, the case was heard under Part 1 of Article 434 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan — "Petty Hooliganism."

The court established that in October of this year, while on the second floor of the school-lyceum where the victim was cleaning, the woman deliberately kicked the bucket with her foot, causing it to tip over. She then continued her actions aimed at disturbing public order and began insulting the victim, thereby committing petty hooliganism.

At the court hearing, the offender admitted her guilt, explaining that she had not used obscene language and had only kicked the bucket out of anger.

The woman's guilt was fully proven by the administrative offense report, the victim's statement, and a video recording attached to the case file as material evidence.

The sanction under Part 1 of Article 434 of the Administrative Code provides for a fine of 20 monthly calculation indices, or community service of 20 to 60 hours, or administrative arrest of 5 to 15 days.

In issuing its ruling, the court took into account her admission of guilt and the fact that she has minor children in her care.

By court ruling, the woman was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 434 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was ordered to pay an administrative penalty in the form of a fine of 20 monthly calculation indices — 86,500 tenge.

The court ruling has not yet entered into legal force.

Earlier, a video from surveillance cameras at one of Aktau's schools appeared on social media. In the footage, a teacher clashes with a school cleaner and kicks a bucket, after which water spills around.

It was reported that the teacher is the wife of the lyceum's director, and that the cleaner had previously been her housekeeper. After the incident, the teacher was dismissed for inappropriate behavior. She herself said the scandal arose because the cleaner had allegedly been spreading gossip about her.