Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic - Legislationline

Article 59. Duty of the Investigator, Prosecutor, Court to Take Measures to Compensate
for Damages Caused to a Person by Illegal Actions
(1) When dismissing a criminal case on the basis of the absence of a crime, lack of corpus delicti
or the not guilty verdict, the investigator, prosecutor, court shall explain to the person the
procedure for restitution of his lawful rights and shall take measures to compensate for
damages caused to the person by illegal accusation, illegal institution of criminal proceedings
against him, or illegal conviction.
(2) Conditions and procedure for compensation for damages shall be determined by the law of
the Kyrgyz Republic.
CHAPTER 7. OTHER PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Article 60. The Witness
(1) Witness is any person summoned by the investigator, prosecutor, defense attorney or the
court to testify about known to him circumstances of the criminal case.
(2) A witness shall not participate in the case as a prosecutor, defense attorney, representative of
the victim, civil plaintiff or civil defendant.
(3) Participation in the case of legal representatives of the victim or the accused shall not
preclude an opportunity for them to be interrogated as witnesses.
(4) The following persons shall not be interrogated as witnesses:
1) a judge, who knows about circumstances of the case as he participated in criminal
proceedings for the case;
2) the defense attorney and representative of the victim, civil plaintiff, civil defendant who
learnt about circumstances of the case in the course of their work on the criminal case;
3) an advocate, assistant of an advocate who learnt about circumstances of the case while
rendering legal services to any participant of the case, or when any of the participants
turned to him for such services;
4) a person who may not properly realize the situation which is necessary for the case and
who may not testify due to a mental disease or physical disability;
5) a priest who learnt about circumstances of the case in the course of confession;
6) close relatives of the suspect, the accused, the defendant.
(5) If persons mentioned in paragraph 6 of item 4 of this Article want to testify, they shall be
interrogated pursuant to the rules of this Code.
Article 61. Rights and Duties of a Witness
(1) Witness has the right to:
1) testify in his native language or in any other language he speaks, use services of an
interpreter;
2) challenge the interpreter participating in his interrogation;
3) personnaly write down the testimony;
4) study the transcript of the interrogation, make necessary additions and changes to it;
5) use written notes and documents when giving his testimony;
6) lodge complaints against actions of the preliminary investigator, investigator, prosecutor,
and the court;