29 May 2009 :

the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament approved a draft law “On introduction of amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the issues of capital punishment” aimed at bringing the current criminal legislation into compliance with the Constitution.
It is proposed to impose death penalty only for terrorist crimes causing people's death and for heavy and especially grave crimes committed in time of war, with granting a sentenced person the right to intercede for mercy.
The law reduces the number of crimes that carry the death penalty to eight.