Kazakhstan policemen to get non-lethal weapons

Kazakhstan policemen will be armed with additional non-lethal weapons, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Interior Minister Kalmukhanbet Kassymov.The Minister made this statement answering the question of one of his blog’s readers: “I would like to ask you a question related to the latest tragic events in Zhanaozen. Is Kazakhstan Interior Ministry planning to buy special non-lethal weapons for minimization of civil victims in case of clashes?” Gennadiy Mironov asked.According to Kassymov, Kazakhstan Interior Ministry is currently working on additional armament of the officers with non-lethal weapons that are highly-effective against lawbreakers and allow to disperse aggressive groups of people at a good distance without any harm to their health. “The budget for 2013-2015 will include additional funds for purchase of the said weapons,” Kassymov added.