Article 99. Murder of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1 Murder, that is, the unlawful intentional infliction of death on another person, –
is punishable by imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years.
2 Murder:
1) two or more persons;
2) a person or his relatives in connection with the performance of this person's official activity or the performance of a professional or public duty;
3) a person who is obviously in a helpless state for the perpetrator, as well as involving kidnapping or hostage-taking;
4) a woman who is obviously pregnant for the culprit;
5) committed with extreme cruelty;
6) committed in a way that is dangerous to other people's lives;
7) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons by prior agreement;
8) out of mercenary motives, as well as for hire or involving robbery or extortion;
9) out of hooligan motives;
10) committed in order to conceal another crime or facilitate its commission, as well as involving rape or violent acts of a sexual nature;
11) motivated by social, national, racial, religious hatred or enmity or blood feud;
12) committed for the purpose of using the victim's organs or tissues;
13) committed repeatedly;
14) a known minor;
15) committed by a criminal group, as well as in an emergency situation or during mass riots, –
is punishable by imprisonment for a term of fifteen to twenty years or by life imprisonment, with or without confiscation of property.
3 Murder of a minor –
is punishable by life imprisonment.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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