Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan
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Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan has been abolished.[1]
On December 5, 1998, then President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium, which was subsequently renewed annually.[2]
On June 27, 2007 then President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed legislation amending Kyrgyzstan's Criminal Code and abolishing the death penalty.[2]
The Kyrgyzstan constitution was amended to state that:[2]
- "No one in the Kyrgyz Republic can be deprived of life."
