At Issyk-Kul, the investigation revealed the privatization of land by a farming enterprise with an inflated area by 16 times — the court issued a verdict against the state notary.

Юлия Воробьева • 12.01.2026, 20:46 • Incidents

In the Issyk-Kul region, a court trial took place, resulting in the acquittal of a former state notary in a case related to the documentation of land plots in the Ton district.
According to data from the State Register of Judicial Acts, I.K.T. acted as a notary of the state notary office of the Ton district since June 13, 2003. However, he did not fulfill his duties properly, which led to the commission of an official crime.
The investigation revealed that on February 15, 2006, a sales contract was concluded at the same notary office between T.A.K. and A.Zh., representing the peasant farm "B.", based on a power of attorney from the Department of Agricultural Development of the Ton district dated February 13, 2006. According to the contract, A.K.T. transferred to Zh.A. the following properties:

the property "T." with an area of 94.87 square meters;

a fuel base with an area of 12.86 square meters and a land plot of 3,114.43 square meters;

a mechanical workshop with an area of 798.06 square meters and 220.69 square meters, as well as a land plot with an area of 1,242.22 square meters.

The total value of the specified properties amounted to 12,995 soms. This contract was certified by notary K.I.T., who, according to the investigation, made changes to it without legal grounds. He changed the area of the land plot from 1,242.22 sq. m to 20,714.08 sq. m, which resulted in its increase by 16 times. After that, the notary certified the contract with his signature and seal.
Based on this contract, on June 9, 2006, according to the resolution of the Ula-Khol rural council, the plot of 20,714.08 square meters was transferred into private ownership of Zh.A.
The power of attorney issued by the Department of Agricultural Development of the Ton district stated that it was executed by director A.M. for specialist A.T. to certify transactions from March 18 and November 5, 2004. However, by the government resolution dated November 29, 2004, the Republican Center for Land and Agricultural Reform was established, which transferred privatization functions to the State Committee for Management of State Property. Thus, the investigation claims that the Department of Agricultural Development did not have the authority to privatize these properties.
According to Article 21 of the Law "On Notaries," notaries are required to act in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. Article 37 of this law requires that a notary certify transactions by verifying the legal capacity of the participants and their powers. These norms are also enshrined in the instruction approved on July 7, 2004.
State notary K.T.I., certifying transactions based on the power of attorney, did not check whether A.T. had the right to conclude such contracts on behalf of the department. The investigation also established that the mentioned department did not have the authority to sell state property.
As a result of the improper performance of his duties by notary K.T.I., significant damage was caused to the state, as the land plot of 20,714.08 square meters was removed from state ownership. In this regard, the investigation charged K.T.I. under part 1 of Article 331 ("Negligence") of the Criminal Code.
On September 23, 2025, the Ton District Court issued an acquittal, indicating the absence of a crime. The deputy prosecutor of the district disagreed with this decision and filed an appeal, noting that the notary, at the request of Zh.A., made a correction to the contract, increasing the area of the plot from 1,242.22 sq. m to 20,714.08 sq. m, which led to the unlawful transfer of municipal lands.
In accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, the prosecutor demanded the annulment of the verdict and the imposition of a penalty on K.T.I. At the court hearing, the defendant did not admit his guilt, stating that he had the right to make corrections to the contract based on the technical passport, as at that time documents were prepared on a typewriter.
Moreover, he noted that the transaction was recognized as legal as a result of the court decision of the Ton District Court. K.T.I. requested that the verdict remain unchanged and the appeal be dismissed.
On December 23, 2025, the judicial panel of the Issyk-Kul Regional Court amended the verdict, clarifying K.T.I.'s right to rehabilitation, while the rest of the court's decision remained unchanged.
Previously, the administrative center of the Ula-Khol rural council of the Ton district was the village of Kara-Talaa.

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