Serik Baimaganbetov


Serik Baimaganbetov is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan from April 2, 2009, to April 11, 2011. He was the Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance (Kazakhstan) from May 2011 until February 2, 2012. He also served as Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and head of the presidential administration's law enforcement division.

Crime

He was detained in February 2012 on charges of accepting bribes of $50,000. In January 2013, he was convicted of large-scale bribery and abuse of office and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.

Awards