ASTANA – The Mazhilis, a lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, took into consideration a bill on amnesty for some participants in the January riots, reported the Mazhilis press service on Oct. 12.
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The bill will exempt criminal liability or reduce the penalties for citizens who participated in the January riots but did not commit any serious crime. Photo credit: fsin-pismo-gid.ru
The bill will exempt criminal liability or reduce the penalties for citizens who participated in the January riots but did not commit any serious crime.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced a one-time amnesty for some January riots participants during his annual Sept. 1 state-of-the-nation address.
In August, the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs changed the restrictive measures for 421 suspects with no criminal record to non-custodial measures, and as a result of the investigations, compensation for damages to victims was granted in the amount of around 360 million tenge (US$771,060).