, ▁when ▁ 1 7 ▁men ▁were ▁executed ▁by ▁shooting ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁November . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁President ▁N urs ultan ▁Naz ar bay ev ▁introduced ▁a ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁execution s , ▁and ▁later ▁comm uted ▁the ▁death ▁sentences ▁of ▁some ▁ 4 0 ▁in m ates ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Kaz akh stan ▁am ended ▁its ▁Constitution , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁for ▁all ▁cr imes ▁except ▁terror ist ▁acts ▁that ▁cause ▁loss ▁of ▁human ▁life ▁and ▁exception ally ▁grave ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁during ▁w art ime . ▁ ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁class ifies ▁Kaz akh stan ▁as ▁" A bol ition ist ▁for ▁ordinary ▁cr imes ▁only ". ▁Additionally , ▁women ▁cannot ▁be ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁under ▁Kaz akh ▁law . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁mor ator ium ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁six ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁All ▁but ▁one ▁have ▁since ▁had ▁their ▁death ▁sentences ▁comm uted . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Kaz akh stan ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Mor ator ium ▁on ▁the ▁Death ▁Pen alty . ▁ ▁Notable ▁death ▁sentences ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁former ▁police ▁officer ▁R ust am ▁Ib rag im ov ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁master m inding ▁the ▁assass