The presented draft law was discussed in the first reading by the Committee of the Jogorku Kenesh, which deals with judicial and legal issues, combating crime, and corruption.
Deputy Bolot Ibragimov pointed out that the government is initiating changes to the codes with the aim of reducing the number of road traffic accidents in the country. He expressed concern that it may take a year to make these changes, during which time new tragedies could occur. “The situation with traffic accidents is very serious. If I need to make adjustments, do I have to wait a whole year? During that time, people could be harmed or die,” he stated.
In response to the comments, Bayetov clarified that deputies can submit their proposals during the discussion of the draft law, and all amendments will be taken into account as part of one package. “Your proposals are already included in the amendments to the codes. Everything will be presented as a single group. First, the project comes from the Cabinet, then deputies and other interested parties submit their proposals,” the minister added.
The deputy also emphasized that the current situation resembles those cases when changes in the rules for obtaining driver's licenses lead to problems whose consequences have to be addressed later.
