“Everyone is equal before the law. If the the court finds him (Taubayev - KazTAG) guilty, I am ready to resign. The president will decide whether to accept it or not," he said.
The press service of the akim of the Atyrau region replied that at present the position of the first deputy is vacant, there is no interim.
As it was reported, on September 10, Taubayev and the head of the regional construction department Timur Basarov were detained on suspicion of taking a bribe in the amount of T182 million.
On November 26 last year, amendments were brought to the Law "On Civil Service", according to which the first head is obliged to resign within 10 calendar days if his subordinate is found guilty.
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