Kyrgyzstan

Criminal Procedure Code

PART II. COURT, PARTIES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 6. PARTICIPANTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF PERSONS THEY REPRESENT

Article 42. Rights and Responsibilities of the Accused, defendant, convicted (acquitted)

(1) The accused has the right to :

1) get copies of resolution on his charge, on appointment of an expert ;
2) make statements on the crime he is charged with or refuse to make statements ;
3) introduce evidence ;
4) make motions and challenges ;
5) testify and speak his native language or the language he knows ;
6) use services of a translator and also of an attorney, including during judicial review of an investigator’s motion that detention is deemed necessary as a pre-trial restraint measure ;
7) participate in investigational proceedings if requested by him or by his defense attorney ;
8) study reports of the expert ;
9) communicate with his counsel confidentially and without limitation of time and number of meetings ;
10) study the dossier of the case after the investigation and write out the information concerning the charge brought against him ;
11) make petitions against actions of the preliminary investigator, actions and decisions of investigator, prosecutor.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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