Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 8, 2006 12:29:43 GMT -5
Minister Says Kyrgyzstan To Abolish Death Penalty Soon
Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Justice Minister says his country will soon abolish
the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment.
Addressing reporters in Bishkek, Sergei Zubov said a draft bill to abolish
capital punishment had already been sent to parliament.
The current maximum jail sentence that a Kyrgyz court can hand down is 30
years.
Kyrgyzstan introduced a moratorium on executions in 1998.
Zubov said the Justice Ministry was seeking to build a new prison facility
for 167 inmates currently on death row.
Turkmenistan is the only Central Asian nation to have abolished the death
penalty. Uzbekistan is set to follow suit in 2008.
(source: Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Justice Minister says his country will soon abolish
the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment.
Addressing reporters in Bishkek, Sergei Zubov said a draft bill to abolish
capital punishment had already been sent to parliament.
The current maximum jail sentence that a Kyrgyz court can hand down is 30
years.
Kyrgyzstan introduced a moratorium on executions in 1998.
Zubov said the Justice Ministry was seeking to build a new prison facility
for 167 inmates currently on death row.
Turkmenistan is the only Central Asian nation to have abolished the death
penalty. Uzbekistan is set to follow suit in 2008.
(source: Radio Free Europe)