Police officer gave his digital signature to another person, who issued fines in his name in Uralsk

Tengrinews.kz — The Specialized Court for Administrative Offenses in Uralsk has overturned a fine that was unlawfully issued to a local resident. The proceedings revealed serious violations by police: an officer had handed over his private electronic digital signature (EDS) key to another person, who then issued penalty notices on his behalf, according to Moi Gorod.

During the court proceedings, it emerged that the woman did not even know that an administrative report had been drawn up against her. She had also not been notified of the time and place of the hearing, while police failed to provide the necessary evidence proving her guilt.

The key development was the inspector’s own admission. It turned out that he had not personally issued the ruling made in his name. The officer said he had given his private EDS key to another person, who used it to issue fines on his behalf.

Moreover, police ignored the court’s requests and were unable to confirm either that an offense had actually been committed or that the woman had been summoned to the police department for proceedings.

As a result, the court canceled the fine and issued a special ruling addressed to the leadership of the West Kazakhstan Region Police Department.

The head of the department was instructed to conduct an internal investigation and determine who had issued the electronic rulings using another person’s signature, on what grounds an unauthorized person had obtained access to the officer’s EDS, and why such violations had been possible in the first place.