Меню
The authorized state body for coordinating activities in the field of countering terrorism in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which:
1) coordinates the activities of state bodies and local governments in the field of countering terrorism;
2) monitors the implementation by state bodies and local governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan of a set of measures to improve security systems and readiness to neutralize terrorist threats;
3) develops, within the limits of its authority, regulatory legal acts in the field of countering terrorism;
4) submits to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan an annual report on the measures taken to counter terrorism, and also carries out current informing of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on terrorist threats;
5) contributes to increasing the level of anti-terrorist protection of facilities vulnerable to terrorism by informing their managers about the nature and specifics of terrorist threats, developing recommendations for countering terrorism and anti-terrorist protection, conducting practical anti-terrorist exercises at facilities vulnerable to terrorism;
6) carries out other functions stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Coordination of the activities of state bodies in the field of countering terrorism is carried out through achieving interaction between these bodies, mutual exchange of information and coordination of their actions to achieve common objectives and goals.
To implement decisions of state bodies in the field of countering terrorism, regulatory legal and legal acts of the said bodies may be issued.
Coordination of activities is carried out:
by national security bodies within the framework of the permanent Anti-Terrorism Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is created under the authorized state body for the coordination of activities in the field of countering terrorism;
by akimats of the region, city of republican significance, the capital, district (city of regional significance) within the framework of anti-terrorism commissions, which are created under the local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital, district (city of regional significance).
To ensure effective interaction between state bodies implementing counter-terrorism, their authorized representatives are seconded or sent to the working body of the Anti-Terrorism Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Counteraction to terrorism includes:
- prevention of terrorism;
- detection, suppression of terrorist activity, disclosure and investigation of terrorist crimes;
- minimization and (or) elimination of the consequences of terrorism by providing emergency medical care, medical and psychological support, conducting emergency rescue and fire-fighting measures, restoring the normal functioning and environmental safety of objects affected by terrorist attacks, social rehabilitation of persons who suffered as a result of an act of terrorism and persons who participated in its suppression, compensation for moral and material damage to persons who suffered as a result of an act of terrorism.
