'National penalties - death sentence' in document 'Kazakhstan - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Section III. Punishment

Article 49. Capital Punishment

1. Capital punishment, that is a sentence to be shot, as an exceptional form of punishment, may be established only for especially grave crimes infringing upon a person's life, as well as for crimes committed in war time, or in a combat situation, high treason, crimes against the peace and safety of mankind, and especially grave military crimes.

THE SPECIAL PART

Chapter 4. Crimes Against Peace and Safety of Mankind

Article 156. Planning, Preparation, Starting, or Waging an Aggressive War

1. Planning, preparation, or starting an aggressive war, -
shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from seven to twelve years.

2. Conducting an aggressive war shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from ten up to twenty years, or by capital punishment, or by life-time imprisonment.

THE SPECIAL PART

Chapter 4. Crimes Against Peace and Safety of Mankind

Article 160. Genocide

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from ten to twenty years, or by capital punishment or life-time imprisonment.