Kazakhstan has carried out its first administrative amnesty since independence, freeing 681,700 citizens from penalties in less than a month, Prosecutor General Berik Asylov said, as reported by infohub.kz.
The amnesty covered 1.3 million administrative cases, with a total of 22.8 billion tenge in fines written off, Asylov said. The list included over 380 articles of the Administrative Code, covering violations in tax, customs, environmental, sanitary, and business and trade sectors.
Berik Asylov emphasized that the amnesty was implemented entirely digitally. Residents did not need to write applications, compile documents, or visit government agencies. Thanks to the coordinated work of the prosecutor's office's information systems and interagency cooperation, proceedings were terminated automatically.
Notifications about the termination of administrative cases were sent to citizens via SMS.
The amnesty allowed many citizens not only to shed their financial burden but also to resolve related issues: close enforcement proceedings, lift restrictions, and reclaim previously seized property.
As an example, the case of a resident of the Zhetysu region was cited. His car had been impounded since the beginning of the year due to unpaid fines. After the amnesty law came into force, the proceedings were terminated and the car was returned to its owner.