CRIMINALIZATION OF PROVOCATION OF A CRIME IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: JUSTIFICATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW PROHIBITION

The article examines the justification for criminalizing provocation of a crime in the Republic of Kazakhstan after the introduction of the separate offence under Article 412-1 of the Criminal Code. The study aims to determine whether this special criminal-law prohibition meets the criteria of public danger and the needs of law-enforcement practice. Formal-legal, comparative-legal and statistical methods were used; Articles 412-1 and 417 of the Criminal Code, foreign approaches to entrapment and police provocation, and enforcement data for 2020–2025 were compared. The study shows that the small number of registered cases does not exclude the high latency and public danger of provocative acts. A separate norm enables more precise qualification, distinction from other official and procedural offences, and stronger guarantees of legality. The authors conclude that maintaining a special criminal-law prohibition on provocation of a crime is justified.

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