Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic - Legislationline

(1) After signing the verdict, the court shall return to the court room, where the presiding judge
shall read the verdict. All present in the court room, without exception for the panel of
judges, shall rise to listen to the verdict.
(2) If the sentence is stated in a language which is unknown to the defendant, the consecutive or
simultaneous verbal translation of the verdict into the native language of the defendant, or
any other language familiar to the defendant by the interpreter.
(3) The presiding judge shall explain to the defendant, and other parties the content of the
verdict, the procedure and deadline for its appellate review. If the defendant was convicted to
the capital punishment—death sentence, an explanation shall be provided to him/ her, how to
file a motion for mercy.
(As edited by the Law KR dated 8 August 2004 #111)
Article 325. Release from Custody
Should the defendant be acquitted, or a guilty verdict rendered without assignment of
punishment, or release from service of punishment, or probation verdict be rendered, or a
punishment be assigned which does not involve imprisonment, the defendant being in custody
must be released immediately.
Article 326. Serving a Copy of Verdict
No later than three days after announcement of the verdict, a copy thereof must be served to the
convicted or acquitted defendant, defense counsel, and the prosecutor. Within the same term, the
copy shall be served to the victim, civil plaintiff, civil defendant, and their representatives, if
requested by these persons.
Article 327. Issues Resolved by Court Along with Rendering Verdict
(1) Should a defendant convicted for imprisonment have minor children, aged parents, or other
dependents who are left without care, the court shall, along with the rendering the guilty
verdict, resolve the issue, and rules on assignment of tutelage or curatorship over these
persons by other relatives or other individuals or institutions, and where the defendant has
unwatched property and housing—on taking measures necessary to ensure safety thereof.
(2) In the instances where the defense counsel participated in the case on assignment, the court
shall, rule, along with rendering the verdict, on the amount of compensation to be paid to the
legal consultancy agency.
(3) Where there are grounds provided by the point (3) article 19 hereof the court render
particular decision.
(4) All procedural decisions specified herein must be announced in the court room after reading
of the verdict.
(As edited by the Law KR dated 8 August 2004 #111)
Article 328. Providing Meeting with Convicted Person