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A prominent Shymkent businesswoman, Elmira Duisenkizi, is once again facing serious charges in court, this time accused of embezzling approximately 1.3 billion tenge allocated for student education. Duisenkizi, who has previously been involved in high-profile cases within the education sector, finds herself at the center of a new investigation involving alleged misappropriation of state funds.

A Familiar Figure in Court

Duisenkizi has become a frequent presence in Shymkent's courtrooms, appearing as a victim, a key witness for the prosecution, and most often, as a defendant. Her history with legal proceedings is extensive, with past convictions stemming from her involvement in educational institutions.

Last year, after serving part of her sentence and having a portion commuted to a fine, Duisenkizi was involved in two separate court cases shortly after her release. She testified as a key witness in a case involving Manat Sarbasov, the former first deputy head of the Shymkent Department of Internal Affairs, and appeared as a victim in the case of Ghalymzhan Zhumashev, the former head of the education department of the Turkestan region. In both instances, she testified that bribes were paid, and both individuals were subsequently convicted and sentenced.

New Charges, New Allegations

Now, a new series of hearings has commenced in the Shymkent criminal court. The owner of private educational institutions is accused of large-scale embezzlement of budget funds. An investigation by the Economic Investigation Department has uncovered a fraudulent educational scheme that allegedly cost the state a record 1.3 billion tenge.

Between 2018 and 2023, while serving as the founder of the South Kazakhstan Medical Higher School and the South Kazakhstan Humanitarian-Financial College, Duisenkizi is accused of generating funds through fictitious student enrollments. College administrators, accountants, and other associated individuals are alleged to have been complicit in this criminal scheme.

According to the Financial Monitoring Agency, individuals were formally admitted to these institutions but did not actually attend classes. This allowed for the procurement of funding under state educational orders and personnel retraining programs. The scheme reportedly involved falsifying enrollment and employment orders, using electronic digital signatures to authenticate documents, and creating records for work that was never performed. Some students in the paid section of the medical college were allegedly registered as state-funded students. Furthermore, the South Kazakhstan Humanitarian-Financial College is said to have been largely non-operational, serving primarily as a formal entity to secure budget funding.

Remarkably, even while incarcerated, Duisenkizi allegedly continued to exploit budget funds. She had previously received a sentence for her management of the "Riana" private school, where she reportedly earned over 278 million tenge from registered students under a similar charge.

In addition to the main defendant, four accomplices are also facing charges in this new case. During the investigation, the suspects voluntarily compensated 65 million tenge. Authorities have also seized three apartments, including one in Dubai, three residential properties, and three vehicles under court sanction.

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