NEW HEAD OF FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY IN

UNCLAS ASTANA 001094

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SCA/CEN (OMARA),INR, INL/AAE (ALTON)

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR KCOR KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: NEW HEAD OF FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY IN
KAZAKHSTAN



1. (U) Summary: On March 29, the Chairman of the Financial Police
appointed Major-General Ramazan Tleuhan to head the Kazakhstani
Financial Police Academy located near Astana. The new Head of
Financial Police Academy replaces Colonel/Professor of the Financial
Police Academy, Marat Kogamov. End summary.

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NEW HEAD OF FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY
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2. (U) Chairman of the Agency on Combating Economic and Corruption
Crimes (the Financial Police),Sarybai Kalmurzayev, appointed
Ramazan Tleuhan to head the Financial Police Academy on March 29.
Since February 2006, Tleuhan worked as the Head of the Department on
Combating Economic and Corruption Crimes in Western Kazakhstan
Region (WKR). Prior to that Tleuhan was the Head of the Department
on Detection and Prevention of Corruption Cases of the Financial
Police. In previous years Tleuhan worked in different positions
including as the Advisor to the Chairman of the Financial Police in

2005. In 1978 he obtained his degree in law at Kazakhstani State
University named after S. Kirov.

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TLEUHAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN CONTROVERSY
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3. (SBU) In 2006, Tleuhan was involved in a conflict between three
law enforcement agencies in the WKR that generated charges and
counter-charges of corruption by each agency. The conflict caused
considerable public stir and was widely covered by media. The
conflict broke out between the regional departments of Financial
Police on one side and the Procurator General's Office and the
Committee for National Security (KNB) on the other. The KNB
launched a criminal case against Tleukhan for misappropriation of
state property after the Financial Police opened a criminal case
against the Deputy Regional Procurator, the Uralsk Procurator and
the head of the KNB department. Furthermore, then KNB department
head Nurmuhamedov accused Tleukhan of links to criminal elements.
As a result of this conflict, all the heads of the three law
enforcement agencies in WKR were fired for failing to perform their
official duties and for violating the law. (Note: The case is still
under investigation so the facts regarding the guilt of the
individuals have not been established. Given that the KNB is
involved, the facts may never come to light. End note.)

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KOGAMOV MOVES TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL
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4. (U) Colonel of Financial Police Marat Kogamov became the Head of
the Financial Police Academy in May 2001 and served in this post
through June 2003. He was re-appointed in October 2004 and remained
in the position until replaced by Tleuhan. He has now been
appointed as a Senior Inspector of the Security Council of
Kazakhstan.


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COMMENT
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5. (SBU) While post regrets the departure of Kogamov, an excellent
interlocutor who actively advanced anti-money laundering and
anti-corruption cooperation with the U.S., initial communication
with Tleuhan gives hope that close cooperation with the Financial
Police Academy will continue.

ORDWAY