It was revealed by Mukhamedzhan Pakirdinov, head of...

It was revealed by Mukhamedzhan Pakirdinov, head of the Kazakh President's juridical system department, that according to a Gallup poll conducted in the country, the majority of people in Kazakhstan thought the time was not right for the abolishment of the death penalty. Pakirdinov was addressing a conference in Astana entitled "Kazakhstan death penalty moratorium: realization, social consequences, psychological aspects". "Therefore, we have a lot of work to do in the sphere of information" - emphasized Pakirdinov.