Senate adopts Amnesty coinciding with 20th Independence Anniversary

    By Muratbek Makulbekov     Kazakhstan’s Senate has adopted an official amnesty connected the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, at a plenary session.     The amnesty (which requires President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s signature) would include the release of 2,142 inmates, Justice Minister Rashid Tusupbekov said. Other inmates will see a reduction of their sentences, according...