President signs law on amnesty ahead of 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Constitution

This year we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the country’s Constitution. In view of this jubilee date, the law-enforcement structures, deputies and human rights advocates put forward their initiatives to announce amnesty for convicted persons. The law underwent discussions in the Parliament and I signed it, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said it at the extended meeting of the law-enforcement agencies in Astana today, Kazinform News Agency reports.