Chairman of the Senate Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security Mukhtar Kul-Muhammad Kazakhstan met with the personnel of the National Defense University named after the First President.
The senator told the students and faculty members of the military institution about the upcoming referendum on amendments to the Constitution, saying that the amendments would affect one-third of the articles of the Basic Law.
"In particular, it is forbidden for the President to become a member of political parties during the exercise of his powers. Close relatives of the President are prohibited from holding executive positions in state bodies and quasi-state sector entities. Also, the procedure for forming and strengthening the powers of representative bodies will be democratized. In addition, the relevant draft law contains an important content in the Constitution on the approval of the norm that the land and its subsoil, water, vegetation and other natural resources belong to the people of Kazakhstan.Senator Kul-Mohammed said.
During the meeting, military servicemen discussed other issues related to constitutional changes, including the mechanism of protection of citizens' rights. Answering the questions, the senator noted that the existing measures will be significantly strengthened.
"In order to strengthen the mechanism of protection of citizens' rights, the Constitutional Court will be created, where citizens can apply for compliance of normative legal acts directly affecting their rights and freedoms with the main law. From now on, the death penalty will be completely prohibited, the status of the Human Rights Commissioner will be raised, and his activities will be regulated by the Constitutional Law", said the senator.
The participants of the meeting also discussed changes in the Constitution to increase people's participation in the management of the country, change the role and status of the Parliament and other parts.
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