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

  1. ↑ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries | Amnesty International". Amnesty.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world". Handsoffcain.info. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
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