Memorandum

Memorandum

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Memorandum for the public on Articles 174, 179 and 180 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Article 174. Inciting social, national, tribal, racial, class or religious discord

This article provides liability for:
Actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity between different groups of people on social, national, tribal, racial, ethnic or religious grounds.
Promoting the exclusivity, superiority or inferiority of any group of people.
Aimed at disrupting public order or undermining state security actions.
Such crimes are subject to fines, correctional works or restriction of liberty or, in severe cases, imprisonment for a term of up to 20 years.
Article 179. Advocating or publicly calling for the forcible change of the constitutional structure
This article prohibits:
Calling for the overthrow of the government by force.
Dissemination of information that provokes the change of the constitutional structure through violence.
What is the punishment:
Imprisonment from 5 to 10 years.
If the crime is committed by a group of people or using the mass media - up to 10 years of imprisonment Deprivation.
Article 180 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides for criminal responsibility for separatist activities:
Calling for the division of a part of the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the country.
Organizing or participating in movements that promote separatism.
What punishments are provided?
For public calls for separatism - 5 to 10 years of imprisonment.
Separatist activities for active participation - imprisonment for up to 10 years.
It is important to know!
Even publishing separatist ideas on the Internet (for example, on social networks) can lead to criminal punishment.
Participation in foreign organizations that harm the integrity of Kazakhstan is also a crime.
The territorial integrity of the country is protected by the Constitution, and any attempt to violate it is strictly prosecuted by law.
These crimes belong to the most dangerous category for society. includes.
Criminal liability is provided for spreading extremist materials (even on the Internet).
You should be careful with your words, especially on social networks.
Be careful! Ignorance of the law does not exempt from responsibility!

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/sko-mamlyut-stanov/press/news/details/960064?lang=kk