Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan
Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan has been abolished.[1]
On December 5, 1998, then President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium, which was subsequently renewed annually.[2]
On June 27, 2007 then President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed legislation amending Kyrgyzstan's Criminal Code and abolishing the death penalty.[2]
The Kyrgyzstan constitution was amended to state that:[2]
- "No one in the Kyrgyz Republic can be deprived of life."
References
- ^ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries | Amnesty International". Amnesty.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ a b c "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world". Handsoffcain.info. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
