Kazakhstan Ministry Admits System Glitch Led to Massive Wrongful Speeding Fines

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs has acknowledged a significant technical failure that led to thousands of drivers being wrongly fined for speeding. A glitch in the "ERAP" information system, managed by the Prosecutor General's Office, mistakenly identified average speed violations as instantaneous ones between August 13 and 14. This error resulted in numerous drivers on highways, particularly the Almaty-Khorgos route, receiving substantial fines, with some exceeding 1 million tenge. Murat Kabdenov, Chairman of the Administrative Police Committee, stated that the system erroneously processed these violations. He assured the public that all wrongly generated citations have been identified and will be canceled automatically. Drivers are not required to take any action to prove the error themselves. For those who have already paid the erroneous fines, the ministry is developing a mechanism for refunds. The issue came to light after drivers contacted news outlets, reporting mass fines and confusion over how the violations were calculated, especially given the speed limit on the Almaty-Khorgos highway is 110 kilometers per hour.

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We are currently working with our colleagues to address the consequences of the technical failure.