On Countering to Extremism

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 18 February, 2005 No.31

      This Law determines the legal and organizational bases of countering to extremism for the purposes of protection of rights and freedoms of person and citizen, foundations of the constitutional system, ensuring of sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, integrity, inviolability and inalienability of its territory, national security.

Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Law

      The following basic concepts shall be used in this Law:
      1) extremism – organization and (or) commission by:
      individual and (or) legal entity, consolidation of actions of individuals and (or) legal entities on behalf of organizations, recognized as extremist in the established procedure;
      individual and (or) legal entity, consolidation of actions of individuals and (or) legal entities, pursuing the following extremist purposes:
      forcible change of the constitutional system, violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, integrity, inviolability and inalienability of its territory, disruption of national security and defense capacity of the state, forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power, creation, management and participation in the illegal paramilitary forces, organization of armed rebellion and participation in it, incitement of social, estate strife (political extremism);
      incitement of racial, ethnic and generic strife, as well as related with violence or incitement to violence (national extremism);
     incitement of religious discord of strife, as well as related with violence or incitement to violence, as well as use of any religious practice, causing a threat to security, life, health, morality or rights and freedoms of citizens (religious extremism);
      countering to extremism – an activity of the state bodies, directed to protection of rights and freedoms of person and citizen, foundations of the constitutional system, ensuring integrity and national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the extremism, prevention, revelation, suppression of extremism and relief of its consequences, as well as revelation and elimination of reasons and conditions, contributing to the implementation of extremism;
      Note of RCLI!
      Subparagraph 3) shall be enforced from 02.01.2015 by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V.
      3) financing of extremism – provision of collecting money and (or) other property, right to property or property benefits, as well as donation, exchange, benefaction, sponsor and beneficent support, rendering information and other types of services or rendering of financial services to the individual or group of persons, or legal entity, committed by person, clearly realizing the extremist nature of their activity or that the provided property, rendered information, financial and other types of services will be used for implementation of extremism or ensuring of extremist group, extremist organization, illegal paramilitary forces;
      4) prevention of extremism – a system of legal, organization, educational, promotional and other measures, directed to the prevention of extremism;
      5) extremist actions – immediate implementation of actions for the extremist purposes, including public calls for commission of such actions, promotion, agitation and public demonstration of symbols of extremist organizations;
      6) organization of extremist actions – management of extremist actions, financing of extremism, recruitment of persons, production and acquisition of means and weapons for the extremist purposes, as well as other actions of individuals and (or) legal entities, association of actions of individuals and (or) legal entities, directed to creation of conditions for implementation of extremism;
      7) extremist materials – any of information materials, containing the signs and (or) calls for implementation of extremist actions or substantiating or justifying the need of their commission;
      Note of RCLI!
      Subparagraph 8) shall be enforced from 02.01.2015 by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V.
      8) extremist group – organized group, pursuing the objective of commission of one or several extremist crimes;
      9) extremist organization – a legal entity, association of individuals and (or) legal entities, implementing extremism and recognized by the court as extremist.
      Footnote. Article 1 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (the order of enforcement see Article 2).

Article 2. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on
countering to the extremism

      1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on countering to the extremism shall be based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and consist of this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      2. If by the international treaty, ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, made other rules than those that contained in this Law, the rules of the international treaty shall be applied.

Article 3. Prohibition of creation of extremist organizations
in the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Creation and activity of organizations (branches and representatives), purposes or actions of which are directed to the commission of extremism shall be prohibited in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      Use of the names of organizations, recognized as extremist in the names of created organizations in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not be allowed.
      Footnote. Article 3 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 4. Basic tasks and principles of countering to
extremism

      1. The basic tasks of countering to extremism shall be:
      inadmissibility of implementation of extremism in the Republic of Kazakhstan irrespective of the forms of its expression;
      prevention of creation of conditions and opportunities for implementation of extremism;
      formation of political and legal culture of citizens;
      ensuring of national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      2. Countering to the extremism shall be based on the principles of:
      the rule of the Law;
      equality of rights and freedoms of person and citizen irrespective of the race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, membership in a social group;
      public as well as interethnic and interreligious consent;
      interaction between the state and public institutions;
      publicity.

Article 5. Basic direction of countering to extremism

      Countering to extremism shall be carried out on the following basic directions:
      adoption of preventive measures, directed to prevention of extremism, as well as revelation and subsequent elimination of reasons and conditions, contributing to their implementation;
      revelation and suppression of extremism;
      international cooperation in the field of countering to the extremism.

Article 6. The competence of the state bodies in the field
of prevention of extremism

      The state bodies shall implement the following preventive measures, directed to prevention of extremism within its competence:
      1) the state body, carrying out the state regulation in the scope of religious activity, conduct a study and analysis of activity of created religious associations and missionaries in the Republic of Kazakhstan, carry out information and promotional measures on issues, relating to its competence, consider the issues, concerning the violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on religious activity and religious associations, make suggestions on prohibition of activity of religious associations, violating the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on countering to the extremism;
      2) an authorized body on the cases of mass media shall conduct monitoring of media products with respect to non-admission of promotion and justification of extremism, observance by them the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, provide coverage of issues of strengthening of interethnic and interreligious consent in the mass media, executing the state order;
      3) the central executive body in the field of education shall provide approval and implementation of educational programs, directed to the formation of students’ non-perception of extremist ideas in the educational organizations, respect of generally recognized principles of international right and humanism, carry out control of observance of international treaties on issues of exchange of educational institutions by the students;
      4) national security bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall conduct investigative measures and implement measures on non-admission of entry of foreigners and persons without citizenship to the Republic of Kazakhstan, who by their actions create a threat or cause damage to the security of society and state, on the motivated conclusions of the state bodies in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
      5) internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall carry out an investigative activity, executive and regulatory functions on protection of public order and ensuring of public security, as well as carry out exclusion of foreigners and persons without citizenship, who by their actions create a threat or cause damage to the security of society and the state, from the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
      6) local executive bodies of regions (cities of republican significance, the capital), districts (cities of regional significance) shall carry out interaction with public associations, study of activity of created religious associations and missionaries in the relevant territories, create the data bank on them, carry out information and promotion measures at the regional level on issues, relating to their competence, conduct a study and analysis of religious situation in the region;
      7) the subjects of external intelligence shall carry out informing the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation of organizations of the foreign states, foreigners and persons without citizenship, who by their actions create a threat or cause damage to the security of society and the state.
      Footnote. Article 6 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.07.2005 No. 67 (the order of enforcement see Article 2); dated 27.05.2010 No. 279-IV (the order of enforcement see Article 2); dated 11.10.2011 No. 484-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 7. The competence of the state bodies of revelation and
suppression of extremism

      1. Bodies of national security, internal affairs and service of economic investigations shall reveal, suppress, detect and investigate the criminal infractions, referred to the maintenance of these bodies by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as exercise other powers, provided by the
Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      1-1. Service of economic investigations shall carry out prevention, revelation, suppression of sources, channels and methods of financing of extremism.
      2. The prosecutors shall introduce the acts of procuracy supervision on elimination of any development of extremism, reasons and conditions, contributing to its implementation, on restoration of violated rights, file an application to the court on prohibition of activity of organizations in the case of implementation by them the extremism, as well as carry out criminal prosecution in the manner and limits established by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon revelation of the facts of violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of countering to the extremism by the individuals and legal entities, their structural subdivisions (branches and representatives) or in the existence of details on prepared illegal actions, as well as in the case of distribution of extremist materials, which may inflict damage to the rights and freedoms of person and citizen, as well as interests of legal entities, society and the state, through the mass media.
      3. Other state bodies shall participate in revelation and suppression of extremism within their competence, established by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      Footnote. Article 7 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (the order of enforcement see Article 2); dated 07.11.2014 No. 248-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 8. Procedure of recognition of organization
as extremist

      1. Recognition of organization as extremist shall be carried out in a judicial procedure.
      Organization shall be recognized as extremist, if at least one of its structural subdivisions (branches and representatives) shall implement extremism with the knowledge of one of the governing bodies of this organization.
      2. Organization, carrying out its activity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) other state shall be recognized by court as extremist upon the application of prosecutor in the manner provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      3. The state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be obliged to provide materials for formation of evidence base, necessary for recognition of organization as extremist, to the procuracy bodies within its competence.
      Footnote. Article 8 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 9. Accounting of extremist organizations, informatio
materials, recognized as extremist, and persons, brought to
responsibility for commission of extremism

      1. The state body, carrying out the statistical activity in the field of legal statistics and special accounts within its competence shall maintain accounts of extremist organizations, information materials, recognized as extremist and persons, brought to responsibility for commission of extremism on the basis of court decisions for the purposes of prevention, revelation and suppression of extremism.
      2. The court shall be obliged to immediately direct information accounting documents to the state body, carrying out the statistical activity in the field of legal statistics and special accounts within its competence upon recognition organization as extremist by court and prohibition of activity by its liquidation for implementation of extremism, as well as recognition of information materials as extremist or bringing of persons to responsibility for commission of extremism.
      3. The state body carrying out the statistical activity in the field of legal statistics and special accounts within its competence shall maintain the unified lists of organizations and information materials, recognized as extremist by court.
      The specified lists shall subject to post on the web-site of the state body, carrying out the statistical activity in the field of legal statistics and special accounts within its competence.
      Footnote. Article 9 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 9-1. Interaction of the state bodies of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, carrying out countering to extremism

      The state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carrying out the countering to extremism, within its competence shall:
      1) interact with each other, taking the opportunities of the state bodies and organizations, as well as contribution of citizens;
      2) inform on facts and features of preparation and commission of actions, contained the features of extremism and relating to the competence of these state bodies and render of mutual necessary assistance.
      Footnote. The Law is supplemented by Article 9-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 10. Interaction of the state bodies of the Republic of
Kazakhstan with bodies of foreign states and international
organizations in the field of prevention, revelation and
suppression of extremism

      1. The state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall cooperate with the foreign states and international organizations for the purposes of prevention, revelation and suppression of extremism.
      2. The state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carrying out countering to extremism shall cooperate with the component bodies of the foreign states, international law-enforcement organizations, conduct the investigative measures in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or other states in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) international treaties.
      The state bodies, specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of this Law shall persecute the persons, involved in extremism, irrespective of the place of commission by them the extremism, in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan on application of the component bodies of other states, international law-enforcement organizations.

Article 11. Coordination of activity of the state bodies

      The bodies of national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall carry out coordination of activity of the state bodies on countering to extremism in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      Footnote. Article 11 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 12. Non-admission of import, release, production and
(or) distribution of extremist materials

      Footnote. The title of Article 12 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

      The use of networks and communication means for implementation of extremism, as well as import, release, production and (or) distribution of extremist materials shall be prohibited in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      Information materials, imported, released, produced and (or) distributed in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and containing the features of extremism upon the application of prosecutor shall be recognized as extremist on location of prosecutor, filed such requirements, or on place of detection of such materials with prohibition of their import, release, production and (or) distribution.
      Footnote. Article 12 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23.04.2014 No. 200-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 13. Non-admission of implementation of extremism
upon holding of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches,
pickets and demonstrations

      Upon holding of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations shall not be allowed implementation of extremism. Organizers of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations shall be noticed in a written form by the local executive body of city of republican significance, the capital and district (city of regional significance) on responsibility before their holding.
      Upon holding of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations shall not be allowed involvement of extremist organizations for participation in them, use of their symbols, as well as distribution of extremist materials.
      In the case of detection of circumstances, provided by this Article, the organizers of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations or other persons, responsible for their holding shall be obliged to immediately take measures on elimination of specified violations. Nonobservance of this obligation shall entail termination of peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations and responsibility of their organizers on the basis and in the manner, which provided by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 14. Non-admission of financing of extremism

      An activity of individuals and (or) legal entities, association of individuals and (or) legal entities, including foreign or international organizations, carrying out its activity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, directed to financing of extremism shall be prohibited in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      In the case of detection of circumstances, provided by this Article, individuals and (or) legal entities, association of individuals and (or) legal entities, including foreign or international organizations, carrying out its activity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall bear responsibility in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 15. Responsibility of citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, foreigners and persons without citizenship for
implementation of extremism

      The citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners and persons without citizenship shall bear responsibility, established by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan for implementation of extremism.
      The persons recognized as participants of extremist organizations by court or committed the extremist actions may be restricted in admission to the state service, military service and service in the special state and law-enforcement bodies.
      Footnote. Article 15 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13.02.2012 No. 553-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 16. Responsibility of organizations for
implementation of extremism

      1. An activity of organization, as well as its structural subdivision (branch and representative) in the case of implementation of extremism shall be prohibited by recognition it as extremist and liquidation in the manner provided by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
      2. Upon liquidation of organization, recognized as extremist, the property belonging to it (branch and representative), located in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be confiscated and turned into the state incomes.
      3. An activity of owner or distributer of mass media shall be suspended or prohibited by court in the manner established by the Law in the case of implementation of extremism with the use of this mass media.
      4. An activity of association of individuals in the case of implementation of extremism shall be prohibited by court upon the application of bodies, specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of this Law.
      Footnote. Article 16 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.11.2014 No. 244-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).

      The President
      of the Republic of Kazakhstan