Kyrgyzstan has officially banned the cremation of human remains. President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to the law "On Burial and Funeral Business," as reported by infohub.kz.
On June 25, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh had already adopted the changes, which have now come into force after the president's signature. Under the new rules, crematoriums are explicitly prohibited from incinerating the bodies of the deceased, as well as aborted and stillborn fetuses.
Now, crematoriums in Kyrgyzstan may only be used for the sanitary thermal destruction of biological waste generated from medical activities, including human organs and tissues.
The law also removes provisions related to cremation of the deceased, urns with ashes, columbariums, and walls of sorrow. Unclaimed and unidentified bodies may only be buried in the ground at cemeteries.
Specialized facilities for the destruction of medical biological waste can be built using funds from the republican and local budgets, as well as from private companies.
The law will come into force 10 days after its official publication.