A training seminar for judges in a new format was held in the West Kazakhstan Regional Court

Akan Zhumagulov, the chairman of the judicial board of criminal cases of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court conducted a training seminar on the issues of criminal cases for judges of the region.

Opening the seminar A. Zhumagulov noted the focus of the seminar on improving the quality of the administration of justice, which will positively affect the image of the judicial system in turn.

The training event was organized in a new format in order to establish a single judicial practice. Before it was held by the regional court, a list of topics on the most pressing issues had developed and sent to all the courts of the region. The judges of district and equivalent courts were appointed speakers for each topic and the speakers were selected by random selection to discuss the issues so that all the participants in the seminar were not just listeners, but at any time ready to speak.

The participants discussed the application of the provisions of the legislation on criminal liability and the awarding punishment, liberation from criminal responsibility and punishment and other issues in the training seminar. In a relaxed atmosphere, the participants of the training analyzed as far as possible all the criminal acts in time, the operation of the criminal law against persons who committed a criminal offense on the territory of the republic and beyond, circumstances aggravating criminal responsibility and punishment, grounds for exemption from criminal liability on real examples from practice. It also dealt with the issues arising in the course of the application of the existing criminal and criminal procedural legislation.

The organizers of the seminar are confident in the effectiveness of this format, noting that it contributes to the improvement of the qualifications of judges.

As a result of the seminar, recommendations were developed to improve the quality of the administration of justice by minimizing further cancellations and changes in judicial acts.