PRI calls Kazakhstan to stop issuing conviction/non-conviction certificates

“We prohibit the ex-convicted persons to work by demanding them to provide some or other documents. We call the state to cancel the issuance of conviction and non-conviction certificates,” PRI Regional Director Azamat Shambilov said at a press conference today.

According to him, such certificates must be mandatory for persons sentenced for sexual maltreatment of minors.

“We must prevent their employment at schools, kindergartens, out-patient clinics and hospitals to avoid repetition of offences,” noted he.