Kazakhstan: Whether there are laws, rules or regulations that prohibit an employee of the Committee for National Security from resigning and from leaving the country (temporarily or permanently); the sanctions for violating them; whether they apply to all employees; how they are enforced
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 3 December 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KKT40107.E |
| Reference | 2 |
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Information on whether there are laws, rules or regulations that prohibit an employee of the Committee for National Security from resigning and from leaving the country (temporarily or permanently) could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
According to the Annual Report 1997 by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, there is a Law on the Committee for National Security in Kazakhstan (1997), but the Research Directorate could not obtain a copy of this law from the sources consulted. It should be noted that the Committee is also known as the KNB and "is the successor of the KGB [Russian Committee for State Security]" (University of Pittsburgh n.d.).
For general information on the KNB, please see KKT38929.E of 8 May 2002.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. 1997. Annual Report 1997: Kazakhstan. University of Pittsburgh. n.d. Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. "International Business Ethics: Kazakhstan." Additional Sources Consulted
The Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan did not respond to a letter requesting information within time constraints.
LEXIS/NEXIS
World News Connection
Internet sites, including:
BBC Committee for National Security Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan Eurasia Net Gateway to Kazakhstan Khabar Information Agency Gazeta Transparency Kazakhstan The World Law Guide World Legal Information Institute Search engine:
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