Tokayev approved the agreement with Uzbekistan on the exchange of prisoners

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev signed the law named of "Ratification of the agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment for further serving the sentence"

The Senate of Kazakhstan approved the law on the ratification of this agreement on 9 February of this year.

This agreement allows the prisoners of the two countries to serve their prison sentences in their homelands.

In accordance with the provisions of the agreement, the parties undertake to cooperate to the maximum extent in the transfer of prisoners to another place. This will help the more effective execution of the sentence and the subsequent socialization of the convicts.  Also, it is necessary to obtain consent to transfer the prisoner to another country.  Convicts will not be extradited if it is against national law or national security.

According to the information of the General Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan, at the moment, about 500 citizens of Uzbekistan are serving sentences in the country's colonies.  20 Kazakhs are serving sentences in Uzbekistan.  After the agreement is ratified by the parliament, it will be sent to the President of Kazakhstan for signing.