The Turkmen SSR adopted a criminal code on 22 December 1961. It stayed in force after independence until 1 January 1998, when the post-Soviet code replaced it. That later code set the drug penalties used until 2023.[1][2]
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References
- Закон Туркменистана от 12 июня 1997 года № 222-1 «О введении в действие Уголовного кодекса Туркменистана» (UNTUK copy)Статья 3: repeals the Turkmen SSR Criminal Code approved by the law of 22 December 1961 from 1 January 1998
- Уголовный кодекс Туркменистана от 12 июня 1997 года № 222-1 (BWC Implementation Support Unit copy)Introductory note: in force from 1 January 1998; articles 292, 293 and 295
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