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...