Perjury to be punished by 13 years of imprisonment in Kazakhstan
09:37, 7 October 2013
ASTANA. October 7. KAZINFORM - In Kazakhstan false testimony will be punished by imprisonment for a term of 13 years. This has been announced by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Johann Merkel during a TV programme "Servants of the people" ("KTK" TV Channel), talking about the innovations contained in the draft of the new Criminal Code.
"As part of the work on the new Criminal Code of Kazakhstan, we have tightened the punishment for perjured testimony. It will be up to 13 years in prison. Otherwise, these institutions of investigation and trial will not be able to work, they will have serious problems. Today witnesses give one evidence, tomorrow they change it, and there is no responsibility for it", said I.Merkel.