Almaty Financial Police initiated and investigated two criminal cases of theft in the JSC Almaty International Airport on more than KZT158 million

/IRBIS, August 18, 2010/ - Almaty Financial Police initiated and investigated
two criminal cases of theft in the JSC Almaty International Airport in the total
amount of more than KZT158 million, the newspaper reported today, "Time."

"In February this year during an internal audit, we found the airport: Mr.
Rustem Basenov, former Director of LLP" ACS "(shop catering, a 100 per cent
subsidiary of IBA), without the consent of the parent organization as far back
as 2008 turned to account LLP ATC (Air Technical Center, affiliated with Mr.
Tair Idrisova) KZT100 million "support", - said yesterday to the newspaper
"Time" Mr. Nurlan Zhumasultanov Vice-President of JSC "Almaty International
Airport" Security. Since these funds for almost two years have not been
returned to the airport, we have applied in the financial police, which on June 9
against Mr. Basenov was prosecuted under Article 228 of the Criminal Code
(abuse of authority). He was wanted.

As stated, also July 26, 2010 financial police for airport's management has
opened a criminal case under Article 176 part 3 of subsection "b" of the
Criminal Code (misappropriation and embezzlement of property of others in a
large scale) against the former president of JSC "Almaty International Airport"
Mr. Tair Idrisov and 12 other people who worked in his team. They are
suspected of large-scale embezzlement during the construction of passenger
terminal and runway. In addition, the ex-president Mr. Idrisov was charged with
Airport embezzlement KZT58,795, had gone to his mission, for which no
supporting evidence.

As reported, June 3, 2010 in Almaty financial police received a letter from the
President of JSC "Almaty International Airport" Mr. Aibol Bekmuhambetova
requested to investigate the facts of theft and financial abuse by the former
leadership of the airport worth around 100 million dollars. On all counts listed
in the statement, the results of internal audits of financial and economic
activity of JSC "Almaty International Airport" confirmed initial inquiry of finpol
indicates publication.

Also stated that Mrs. Gauhar Kosakova, Vice-President of JSC "Almaty
International Airport" Finance reported: up to September 1 will reach an
amicable agreement between the airport and the Amsterdam Trade Bank
(ATB, the Netherlands subsidiary of Russian Alfa-Bank).

"Negotiations with the ATB we are already about six months, and finally
reached an agreement: the duty of $ 38 million we will be repaid in full, but his
return prolonged for five years with the condition of the monthly payment" -
explained in the newspaper Mrs. G. Kosakova. "However, until the conclusion
of the transaction is delayed: one of the shareholders of the airport for
unknown reasons, not for us to give consent for a solution to the debt problem
with ATB on the terms that we consider optimal and profitable for both sides."

[2010-08-18]