The deputies of Kazakhstan's parliament have adopted the law on ratification of the prisoner exchange agreement with Uzbekistan, media reports, referring to Deputy Prosecutor General Aset Chindaliyev. According to him, the bilateral document aims to implement the requirements established by Kazakhstan's Constitution.
'The Constitution states that a citizen of Kazakhstan cannot be extradited to a foreign state unless otherwise established by international treaties. In addition, the republic guarantees its citizens protection and patronage outside its borders. A similar provision is also present in the Constitution of Uzbekistan,” Deputy Prosecutor General Aset Chindaliev said.
The bilateral negotiations to adopt the document were conducted for several years.
'To transfer the convict, his consent is first necessary. Then, this person must submit a statement of intent to serve a sentence in their country. That is, the consent of the convicted person is considered. For example, we already have 225 convicted citizens of Uzbekistan who have expressed a desire to serve their sentences in their country. To do this, we conducted a special survey among convicts. As a result, we have 20 convicted citizens in Uzbekistan', the Deputy Prosecutor General noted, stressing that the ratification of the agreement will ensure the constitutional right of the citizens of the two neighboring countries.
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