Kazakhstan to amnesty 16,000 for Independence Holiday
27.10.2011
By Dmitry Solovyov
Kazakhstan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to amnesty 16,000 prison inmates to mark the 20th anniversary of the Central Asian state’s independence from the Soviet Union.
The bill, overwhelmingly approved by the Majilis, or lower chamber, was sent to the Senate. It will then be sent to President Nursultan Nazarbayev...