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KAZAKHSTAN DAILY DIGEST
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From: Elina Karakulova (ekarakulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Fri Jul 11 2003 - 14:22:02 EDT
KAZAKH CITIZENS WANT TO RETAIN DEATH PENALTY
Kazakh Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov told journalists in Astana on 10 July that polls indicate that the majority of citizens want to retain the death penalty, RIA-Novosti reported the same day. Zhumabekov was quoted as saying that the Kazakh government intends to introduce life imprisonment as a prelude to a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, but government agencies must explain to the population the need for abolishing it. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman in Office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer raised the issue of the death penalty during his visit to Kazakhstan earlier this week (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 8 July 2003). The Kazakh government plans to introduce the sentence of life imprisonment at the beginning of 2004, according to Zhumabekov, and is building a new prison to accommodate convicts who receive life sentences. BB
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