Majilis approves amendments to legislation on capital punishment

ASTANA. March 25. KAZINFORM. /Muratbek Makulbekov/ The Majilis of Kazakhstan?s Parliament has approved the draft law ?On amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the issues of capital punishment?.

According to Kazakh Vice Minister of Justice Dulat Kustavletov, it is proposed to outlaw capital punishment and replace it with life imprisonment. Death penalty will be imposed only for terrorist crimes causing people's death and for heavy and especially grave crimes committed in time of war, with granting a sentenced person the right to intercede for mercy. At present 18 components of crime imply death penaly. After the amendments are passed the number of crime components will be reduced to 8.