Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic - Legislationline

(1) Any time there are discovered any corpus delicti, an investigator and prosecutor shall, within
their authorities, institute prosecution and shall take all actions provided by law in order to
determine circumstances of the crime and persons who committed the crime.
(2) Investigator and prosecutor shall ensure the right of the victim of a crime to access justice.
Article 25. Appeal From Procedural Actions and Decisions
(1) Actions and decisions of the agency of preliminary investigation, the investigator, and
prosecutor may be appealed as provided herein.
(2) The convicted person has the right to appeal from the verdict to the higher court as provided
herein.
(3) The convicted person has the right to ask for pardon or mitigation of the sentence.
CHAPTER 3. ACCUSATION
Article 26. Cases for Personal, Personal-and-Public, and Public Accusation
(1) Depending on the character and gravity of the committed crime, criminal prosecution and
accusation in court may be ‘personal’, ‘personal and public’, and ‘public’.
(2) Cases for personal accusation include crimes stipulated by Article 110, part two of Article
112, part one of Article 126, Articles 127, 128, Article 134, Article 135, part one and two of
Article 136, part one of Article 137, part one of Article 139, Articles 140, 141, 146, 150, 151,
178, 194, part one of Article 324.
Criminal prosecution on such cases may be initiated only by the complaint of the victim
and shall be dismissed upon reconciliation of the parties. Reconciliation may take place only
before the verdict comes into effect.
(3) Cases for personal-and-public accusation include minor misdemeanors and misdemeanors
stipulated by Articles 10 and 11 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, and offenses
stipulated by Article 129/Part 1 and Article 130/Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz
Republic.
(4) All other offenses shall be considered cases for public accusation.
(As edited by the Laws of KR dated 5 August 2003 #192, 14 November 2003 #221, 8 August
2004 #111)
Article 27. Right of Persons to Participate in Criminal Proceedings and Accusation
(1) The victim or, in case of his death or inability due to age or health express his personal will
in the course of criminal proceedings, any of his adult close relative has the right to
participate in criminal proceedings as provided herein, and—in cases for personal
accusation—to suggest and support the charge against the defendant. The victim or his
representative may refuse to support the charge any time during criminal proceedings.
(2) Refusal of the prosecutor to charge shall not preclude the victim from the right to support
accusation.
(As edited by the Law of KR dated 8 August 2004 #111)
Article 28. Circumstances Ruling Out Criminal Proceedings