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ASTANA – Both houses of the Kazakh parliament have passed a draft law on amnesty initiated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The Mazhilis voted in favour on Dec. 7 and the Senate on Dec. 9.
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Presenting the bill in both houses, Prosecutor General Zhakyp Asanov commented on the amnesty marking the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence.
“The amnesty is not extended to terrorists, extremists, paedophiles, murderers, drug traffickers, rapists, repeat offenders, those convicted of torture, group offenders and those serving life sentences. We have 113 types of cases …read more
Source: The Astana Times
