According to a report on April 17, 2024, the Anti-Corruption Service announced that revenues to the budget had increased from 10.6 billion to 91.3 billion tenge as a result of anti-corruption monitoring by special centers.
Corruption risks were identified in vehicle registration and issuance of driver's licenses, where false data and fake documents were being issued by dishonest employees since 2011.
Over the past three years, 23 criminal cases were investigated, over three thousand illegal vehicles were registered, and 60 thousand driver's licenses were unlawfully issued.
Recommendations were made to the relevant authorities, with some already implemented. New information systems for vehicle registration have been launched, eliminating the ability to manipulate data during application processing. Changes can now only be made by the Administrative Police Committee.
The registration process has been simplified, requiring only the Individual Identification Number (IIN), with other details automatically filled from other systems. The system also verifies payments of mandatory fees, fines, and bank receipts.
In 2022, 10.6 billion tenge was collected for registering 9.4 thousand vehicles, while in 2023, with the legalization of procedures, 91.3 billion tenge was received for registering 10.2 thousand vehicles, marking a nine-fold increase in budget revenues.
Specialists emphasized serious corruption risks in the driver's license issuance process, including identity substitution and exam result tampering through remote computer access.
The Agency has organized public monitoring of driver's license issuance and vehicle registration procedures, involving anti-corruption volunteers.
Legislative amendments were made in December 2023 regarding the classification of special center employees as corruption subjects, effective from January 2025.
In March 2024, it was reported that 59 employees of special centers and state agencies were suspected of involvement in automotive fraud.
