Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has signed into law amendments allowing the authorities to deprive those convicted of terrorism of their citizenship.
The amendments to the Criminal and Administrative codes "toughen punishment for terrorism-related crimes and outline steps to deprive individuals convicted of terrorism and extremism of Kyrgyz citizenship," the presidential press service said.
The announcement comes a day after Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said some 600 Kyrgyz nationals had joined Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq in recent years, including more than 100 women, RFE/RL reports.
