SERDALINOV KURGANBEK MAGZHANOVICH
Head of the center
Counselor of Justice
Experience in scientific and pedagogical work: since 2016
Achievements: Awarded departmental awards from the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a letter of gratitude in 2017. Included on the Academy’s Honor Board in 2022. certificate of honour from the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan and letter of appreciation from the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2025.
Area of scientific interests: criminal law and criminal procedure
Participation in research: «Improving interaction between law enforcement agencies and non-governmental organizations in countering terrorism and extremism»; «Combating corruption in new economic conditions»; «Criminological characteristics and prevention of murders: current state and forecast», «Theoretical aspects of the Institute of Financial Investigations in Kazakhstan»; «Countering torture: organizational and personnel aspects of preventing crimes of this category».
Co-author of educational and practical manuals «Criminological characteristics and prevention of murders: current state and forecast», «Combating corruption in new economic conditions», «Proving in criminal cases on asset recovery», monographs «Theoretical aspects of the Institute of Financial Investigations in Kazakhstan», commentary on the Law: «On Combating Corruption».
Research activities: scientific research on the topic: «Sufficiency of evidence in criminal cases on asset recovery: theoretical and applied aspects».
9 scientific articles have been published.
MAKHANOV TALGAT GABITOVICH
Chief Researcher
Counselor of Justice
Research experience: 8 years
Achievements: developed methods for predicting individual criminal behavior based on discriminant analysis using the SPSS package; analysis of situations in the field of consideration of appeals (co-authored); methodology for distinguishing corruption crimes and managerial errors (co-authored); cryptocurrency tyym salu (bugattau) zhane tarkileu adistemesi.
Accreditation of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a subject of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity (Astana, 2018).
Participation in interdepartmental scientific research: «Methodology for calculating the procedural costs of pre-trial investigation»; «Theoretical and applied issues of distinguishing corruption criminal offenses and managerial errors and excluding unjustified prosecution»; «General legal principles of criminal procedure and their implementation in law enforcement activities»; «Sufficiency of evidence in criminal cases on asset recovery: theoretical and practical applied aspects»;
He conducted applied scientific research: «On the expediency of the existence of the institute of voluntary organizations of convicts in the Criminal Justice System of Kazakhstan»; «Cryptocurrencies kylmystyk maksatta paidalan: tyym salu zhane tarkileu maseleri».
Co-author of the review «Crime prevention through criminological forecasting (on the example of the West Kazakhstan Region)»; monographs: «Methodology for calculating the procedural costs of pre-trial investigation»; «Certain general legal principles of criminal procedure»; textbooks: «Proving in criminal cases on the return of assets»; «Kylmystyk teris kylyktar boyynsha memlekettik ayyptaudy koldau».
Research interests: criminal law, criminal procedure, corruption crime, sentencing.
He provided scientific guidance to 2 undergraduates from the LEA under the Prosecutor General`s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
More than 30 scientific articles have been published, of which 4 are included in the Scopus databases, 10 are in journals recommended by the SHEQAC of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
TEMIROV SERZHAN RAKHMETTOLINOVICH
Chief Researcher
Senior Counselor of Justice
Research experience: since 2024
Achievements: awarded anniversary, departmental medals and awards of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a badge for services to the Pavlodar region.
Research activity: member of the author’s team of scientific research on the topic: «On some issues of the organization of pre–trial investigation under Article 216 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan».
Research interests: criminal and criminal procedure legislation.
A scientific article on the topic «Three-tier model of criminal procedure» has been published.
AIDARBEKOV ARDAK MANARBEKOVICH
Leading Researcher
Leading Researcher
Justice Advisor
Research experience: since 2026.
Master of Law, Master’s thesis: “Prosecutor’s participation in civil proceedings.
“Awarded departmental awards of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Research interests: pre-trial investigation and operational investigative activities.
ELMIR URISTEMOVICH KULKEYEV
Leading Researcher
Leading Researcher
Senior Counsellor of Justice
Research Experience
Conducts research, analytical and methodological work in the fields of criminal law, criminal procedure, prosecutorial supervision, state prosecution, and the improvement of legislation and law enforcement practice.
Applies extensive practical experience in the prosecution service when preparing applied research, research-based legal positions, methodological recommendations and proposals aimed at improving prosecutorial practice.
Lead author of an applied research study on the application of Article 50 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, prepared as part of the Academy’s legal research position for the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study examines the limits of applying lifelong disqualification from holding certain positions for corruption offences, the right to work and the constitutional principle of proportionality. The work included analysis of criminal, criminal procedure, labour and public service legislation, judicial practice and foreign experience, and resulted in practical proposals on the interpretation and further development of Article 50 of the Criminal Code.
Lead author of research on the legal regulation and safe use of artificial intelligence in prosecutorial work. One of the principal areas of this work is the scientific concept of an “Intelligent Assistant for a Prosecutor in a Criminal Case”, intended to provide analytical and methodological support for prosecutorial decision-making when supervising pre-trial investigations and referring criminal cases to court. His research addresses the legal limits of algorithmic decision support in procedural powers, human responsibility for decisions made with the use of artificial intelligence, and safeguards for legality and security in the deployment of digital technologies.
Lead author of methodological recommendations on the prevention of suicide among military personnel, designed for practical use by military prosecution offices and other prevention bodies.
Developed a methodology for investigating criminal cases involving suicides of minors. It includes action algorithms, checklists, lists of required documents, types of forensic examinations to be commissioned, and questions to be put to experts.
Co-author of the Scientific and Practical Commentary on the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Prosecutor’s Office”.
Participated in preparing conceptual proposals for a new edition of the criminal and criminal procedure legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Prepared applied research and analytical materials on the constitutional and legal assessment of criminal procedure provisions, improvement of liability for criminal offences committed in complicity, differentiation between a criminal group and lawful collective activity, and criminal liability for involving persons in a criminal environment.
Participated in an applied study of factors contributing to offences against the sexual inviolability of minors and in the preparation of methodological recommendations for interviewing minor victims, witnesses and suspects in this category of criminal cases.
Conducted analytical research on the confiscation of property acquired from proceeds of drug trafficking.
An independent area of his research is the development of the institution of state prosecution. Author of the scholarly article “State Prosecution in Kazakhstan: Problems of Institutional Reform”. His research addresses the professionalisation of state prosecutors, collegial formulation of the prosecution position, improvement of trial preparation, and the use of modern analytical tools.
Participates in international and national academic and practice-oriented events, expert discussions, round tables and conferences. In 2026, he took part in the Tashkent Cyberlex-2026 International Scientific and Practical Forum “Ensuring the Rule of Law in the Digital Age: Balancing Innovation, Human Rights and Security”, as well as in academic events on digitalisation, criminal justice, human rights protection and the development of research activities.
Contributes to improving the organisation of research at the Academy, including the development of research performance indicators and approaches to assessing the practical impact of applied research results.
Key Research and Applied Developments
• applied research on the application of Article 50 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• safe use of artificial intelligence in prosecutorial work and the scientific concept of an “Intelligent Assistant for a Prosecutor in a Criminal Case”;
• methodological recommendations on the prevention of suicide among military personnel;
• methodology for investigating criminal cases involving suicides of minors;
• conceptual proposals for improving the criminal and criminal procedure legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• institutional development of state prosecution and collegial formulation of prosecutorial decisions;
• protection of the sexual inviolability of minors and methodological approaches to interviewing minors in criminal proceedings;
• issues of involvement in a criminal environment, criminal complicity, and differentiation between a criminal group and lawful collective activity;
• confiscation of property acquired from proceeds of drug trafficking;
• digitalisation of prosecutorial work, evaluation of evidence, and algorithmic support for legal decision-making.
Academic and Professional Achievements
Author and co-author of scholarly publications, applied research studies, research-based legal positions, analytical materials, methodological recommendations and other research-based methodological products aimed at improving legislation and law enforcement practice.
Lead author of the applied research study on Article 50 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, research on the use of artificial intelligence in prosecutorial work, and methodological recommendations on the prevention of suicide among military personnel.
Co-author of the Scientific and Practical Commentary on the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Prosecutor’s Office”.
Author of the scholarly article “State Prosecution in Kazakhstan: Problems of Institutional Reform”.
Recipient of the state award of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the “Ерен еңбегі үшін” Medal, the badge “Honorary Employee of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, other departmental awards of the prosecution service, and commemorative medals of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Research Interests
Criminal law; criminal procedure; criminal justice; prosecutorial supervision; state prosecution; law of evidence; jury trials; protection of minors in criminal proceedings; constitutional and legal issues of criminal justice; digitalisation of criminal procedure; artificial intelligence in prosecutorial and law-enforcement activities; algorithmic support for legal decision-making; research-based methodological support for prosecution services; civil law.
TUSUPOV KAIRAKBAY KENESOVICH
Senior Researcher
