In Kazakhstan, on the eve of the national referendum, four violations of the law related to illegal public opinion polls and campaigning were recorded, The Caspian Post reports.

Bekzhan Karamanov, head of the Department for the Protection of Public Interests of the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, announced this at a briefing at the Central Communications Service.

According to him, on March 14, two cases of illegal public opinion polls and two instances of campaigning were identified during the so-called "day of silence."

The identified individuals admitted their guilt, were issued administrative fines, and the illegal publications were removed.

B. Karamanov reminded that campaigning and public opinion polling at polling stations and polling stations are prohibited on election day. Furthermore, publishing the results of such polls in the media and on online platforms is prohibited.

Violation of these requirements entails liability under Articles 102 and 120 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A representative of the Prosecutor General's Office also noted that the prosecutor's office and courts are obligated to promptly review appeals related to the referendum. However, at the time of the briefing, the prosecutor's office and courts had not received any such appeals.

According to him, the voting is currently taking place within the legal framework, and work to ensure the legality of the republican referendum continues.