'Insanity - national proceedings' in document 'Kyrgyzstan - Criminal Code (ENG)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

SECTION II. CRIME

CHAPTER 4. CRIMINALLY LIABLE PERSONS

Article 19. Legal Insanity

(1) Criminal responsibility shall not be imposed on a person that was insane when committing a socially dangerous act, i.e. was unaware of one's actions, unable to manage oneself due to a mental disease, temporary mental disorder, imbecility or another mentally sick state.

(2) Court may assign medical coercive measures provided herein to apply to a person recognized insane.