Article 185. Illegal collection, distribution, and disclosure of State secrets  The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1 Illegal collection of information constituting state secrets, as well as the dissemination of unlawfully obtained information constituting state secrets, in the absence of signs of high treason or espionage –

     are punishable by restriction of liberty for a term of up to five years or by imprisonment for the same term, with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.

2 Disclosure of information constituting state secrets by a person to whom they were entrusted or became known through service, work, or on other grounds provided for by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the absence of signs of high treason –

     is punishable by restriction of liberty for a term of up to five years or by imprisonment for the same term, 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, if they have caused major damage or other grave consequences., –

     are punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to eight years with 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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