Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic - Legislationline

7) be reimbursed for his expenses incurred during the proceedings on the criminal case, and
for damages caused unlawfully by actions of the agency conducting the criminal
proceedings;
8) receive back the property seized by the agency conducting the criminal proceedings as
exhibits for the trial or on the other grounds and the originals of the official documents
belonging to him;
9) have a defense attorney when interrogated.
(2) Witness shall:
1) appear when summoned by the investigator, prosecutor, court;
2) truthfully report all that he knows regarding the case and answer questions;
3) not divulge, without the permission of the interrogator, the information about the
circumstances of the case that are known to him;
(3) When the witness fails to appear without justifiable reasons, he may be brought to court and
fined in the amount of up to two minimum monthly salaries as provided herein by Articles
120 and 121.
(4) For perjury and for refusal or evasion to testify, the witness shall be liable in accordance with
Article 330 and 331 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
(As edited by the Law of the KR dated 28 June 2001 #62)
Article 62. Expert
(1) Expert is a person not personally interested in the criminal case, assigned by the investigator,
the court or, if requested by them, by the head of the expert institution to decide issues, which
occur during investigation or trial with the use of specific knowledge in science, technology,
art, profession and give the conclusion on this basis. Expert may be assigned from the list of
persons suggested by the participants of the criminal proceedings on the case or invited by
the parties.
(2) Expert shall possess the specific knowledge in science, technology, art, profession enough to
make the conclusion on the presented questions;
(3) A person may not be assigned or otherwise summoned to the proceedings on the criminal
case as an expert on legal issues;
(4) When there is a necessity, there may be several experts assigned on the case;
(5) Summons of expert, his assignment and proceedings of the expert examination shall be
accomplished pursuant to this Chapter.
Article 63. Rights and Duties of an Expert
(1) Expert has the right to:
1) study the materials of the case relevant to the subject matter of the expert examination;
2) receive objects and materials necessary for the comparative analysis and for making his
conclusion;
3) ask for additional materials necessary for making his conclusion or for conducting
additional examination with participation of other experts;
4) refuse to make the conclusion if the presented questions are beyond his specific
competence;
5) be present during the proceeding of the investigative actions and ask questions relevant to
the subject matter of the expert examination carried out by him;
6) participate in the court proceedings regarding the subject matter of the expert
examination;
(2) Expert shall:
1) appear when summoned by the investigator or the court;
2) give objective answers to questions placed before him;
3) not divulge materials of the investigation;