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Death penalty is abolished in Kazakhstan

By "Persian Cowboy"

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan?s President, has signed the law abolishing death penalty in all cases except acts of terrorism entailing loss of life and especially grave crimes committed in wartime. The law includes the right to seek pardon.Abolishing the death penalty has been one of the main objectives of President Nazarbayev. Back in December 2003, the Kazakh President signed a presidential decree which imposed a moratorium on the death penalty. The moratorium remained in operation until the final abrogation of capital punishment in Kazakhstan this week.This new law follows President Nazarbayev?s proposal of a series of political reforms in 2007 including capital punishment.The law will adjust legislation on death penalty in accordance with the Kazakh Constitution...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on July 22, 2009 (boomark / email).