President Tokayev warns heads of Interior Ministry, Supreme Court and Prosecutor General's Office

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned the interior minister, prosecutor general, and Supreme Court chairman it is pivotal to prevent violence against women and children after resonant murders of the five-year girl in Turkestan and Saltanat Nukenova in Astana, Berik Uali, press secretary of the Kazakh Head of State, said, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports. 

The Head of State took under personal control resonant murders of the five-year girl in Turkestan and Saltanat Nukenova in Astana as well as gave specific tasks before the law enforcement bodies. The President warned interior minister Yerzhan Sadenov, prosecutor general Berik Assylov, Supreme Court chairman Asslambek Mergaliyev they need to prevent violence against women and children, said Uali in an interview to Kazinform News Agency.

He pointed out that on December 8 the President signed the decree on action plan in the field of human rights and rule of law providing for comprehensive measures aimed at strengthening gender equality, fight against domestic violence, protection of citizens in criminal matters, prevention of torture and abuse. The President is trying to build Just Kazakhstan not in words but in deeds, specific steps, and create real conditions for that, he added.

This year, the Presidential Administration’s department for the control over consideration of appeals has handled 53,237 appeals from individuals and legal entities that received appropriate responses.

Earlier it was reported that the former National Economy Minister of Kazakhstan, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, had been arrested for two months after reportedly brutally killing his wife Saltanat Nukenova at the Bau restaurant in the Kazakh capital.