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KAZAKHSTAN DAILY DIGEST
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From: Elina Karakulova (ekarakulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 14:19:05 EDT
PRESIDENT REJECTS PARDON APPEAL FROM WIFE OF JAILED KAZAKH OPPOSITION FIGURE
The legal department of the Kazakh president's office has rejected an appeal by Karlygash Zhaqiyanova, wife of imprisoned former Pavlodar Oblast governor and co-founder of the DVK movement Galymzhan Zhaqiyanov, for a presidential pardon for her husband, Interfax-Kazakhstan and Deutsche Welle reported on 23 July, quoting a statement from the DVK leadership. The legal department rejected the appeal on the grounds that a convict must request a pardon himself, although Article 168 of the Kazakh Criminal Code says that an appeal for pardon may be made by a convict's relatives. Zhaqiyanov, who was imprisoned in 2002 after being convicted on charges of abuse of office that the Kazakh opposition considers politically motivated, has refused to ask for pardon (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 14 May 2003). According to the DVK statement, Zhaqiyanov's health is deteriorating and he shows signs of having contracted tuberculosis, which was one of the reasons for his wife's appeal for pardon. BB
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