'Nationality jurisdiction - national proceedings' in document 'Kazakhstan - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Section I. Criminal Law

Article 7. The Effect of Criminal Law with Regard to Persons Who Committed a Crime Outside of the Boundaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who committed a crime outside of the boundaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be subject to criminal liability in accordance with the present Code, if a given act which was committed is recognised as a crime on the territory of a state where it was committed, and if those persons were not convicted in that other state. In case of conviction of said persons, punishment may not exceed the upper limit of the sanction which is stipulated by law of the state on the territory of which a given crime was committed. Stateless persons shall bear liability on the same bases.