On 10 June 2026, an academic seminar was held at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University entitled «At the Origins of the Rule of Law in Sovereign Kazakhstan», dedicated to the 80th birthday of Yuri Alexandrovich Khitrin, Lieutenant General of Justice and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1997 to 2000.
The event was attended by trainees and students from the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, undergraduates and doctoral candidates from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, as well as academic staff from the universities.
Welcoming remarks were made by B.G. Nurmagambetov, Head of the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Academy, and E.A. Daurembekov, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Participants were shown a documentary film about the life and professional career of Y.A. Khitrin.
During the seminar, issues relating to the development of prosecutorial oversight in independent Kazakhstan, the strengthening of the rule of law, professional ethics and intergenerational continuity were discussed. Representatives from the Academy and ENU delivered presentations.
Participants noted Y.A. Khitrin’s contribution to the development of the prosecution service and the formation of the legal foundations of sovereign Kazakhstan. Following the event, there was an exchange of views on the role of the prosecutor in strengthening the rule of law and public confidence in the law enforcement system.
