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Kazakh president targets gum littering

Published: April 11, 2012 at 2:33 PM

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 11 (UPI) -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Wednesday he supports criminal prosecution for people who improperly dispose of their chewing gum.

Nazarbayev told a conference on modernization in the country's capital, Astana, he would like to see arrests and punishments for people caught leaving their gum out on the streets, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.

"People stick chewing gum on underpasses. We should apprehend them, take fingerprints and draw up arrest reports … with administrative punishment, fines and three-day custody," Nazarbayev said, adding he believes such a move would serve as a deterrent against more serious crimes.

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