Identifier
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08ASTANA41
2008-01-09 12:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
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UNCLAS ASTANA 000041
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER AND BALABANIAN),INL/C, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
UNCLAS ASTANA 000041
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER AND BALABANIAN),INL/C, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
1. The media reported on January 9 that the Mazhilis (the lower
chamber of Parliament) has approved a bill to amend the Criminal and
Administrative Codes to increase penalties for drug-related crimes
up to life imprisonment.
2. Kalmukhanbet Kassymov, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),
said that life imprisonment will be applied in cases of 1) sales of
drugs in educational institutions and to minors; 2) sales of large
quantities of drugs, especially when sold by organized criminal
groups; and 3) sales resulting in death. The bill includes
sanctions against "entertainment organizations" and allows for
temporary suspension or closure of such facilities if drugs are
found.
3. At a meeting with Mazhilis deputies, Vice Minister Kassymov
contended that contraband and narco-trafficking is growing in
Kazakhstan and that criminal penalties must be toughened in
response. Maratkali Nukenov, Chairman of the Committee on Combating
Drugs of the MVD, said in a press interview on January 5 that China
has been the most country successful in countering drugs, because of
its tough penalties for drug-related crimes, including the death
penalty, as well as its well-developed drug demand reduction and
rehabilitation programs. The Kazakhstani MVD, Nukenov explained, is
incorporating the positive examples of its Chinese counterparts in
its work.
ORDWAY
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE (BUHLER AND BALABANIAN),INL/C, SCA/CEN (O'MARA)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES
1. The media reported on January 9 that the Mazhilis (the lower
chamber of Parliament) has approved a bill to amend the Criminal and
Administrative Codes to increase penalties for drug-related crimes
up to life imprisonment.
2. Kalmukhanbet Kassymov, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),
said that life imprisonment will be applied in cases of 1) sales of
drugs in educational institutions and to minors; 2) sales of large
quantities of drugs, especially when sold by organized criminal
groups; and 3) sales resulting in death. The bill includes
sanctions against "entertainment organizations" and allows for
temporary suspension or closure of such facilities if drugs are
found.
3. At a meeting with Mazhilis deputies, Vice Minister Kassymov
contended that contraband and narco-trafficking is growing in
Kazakhstan and that criminal penalties must be toughened in
response. Maratkali Nukenov, Chairman of the Committee on Combating
Drugs of the MVD, said in a press interview on January 5 that China
has been the most country successful in countering drugs, because of
its tough penalties for drug-related crimes, including the death
penalty, as well as its well-developed drug demand reduction and
rehabilitation programs. The Kazakhstani MVD, Nukenov explained, is
incorporating the positive examples of its Chinese counterparts in
its work.
ORDWAY