Article 174. Incitement of social, national, tribal, racial, class or religious discord The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. Deliberate actions aimed at inciting social, national, ancestral, racial, class or religious discord, insulting national honor and dignity or religious feelings of citizens, as well as propaganda of exclusivity, superiority or inferiority of citizens on the basis of their attitude to religion, class, national, ancestral or racial affiliation, if these acts are committed in public or through the use of mass media or telecommunications networks, as well as through the production or distribution of literature or other media promoting social, national, ancestral, racial, class, or religious differences, –
are punishable by a fine in the amount of two thousand to seven thousand monthly calculation indices, or by restriction of liberty for a term of two to seven years, or by imprisonment for the same term.
2. The same actions committed by a group of persons, a group of persons by prior agreement or repeatedly or combined with violence or threat of its use, as well as committed by a person using his official position or the leader of a public association, including using funds obtained from foreign sources, –
are punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
3. The acts provided for in the first or second parts of this Article, committed by a criminal group or entailing grave consequences, –
are punishable by imprisonment for a term of twelve to twenty years with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
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