Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic - Legislationline

the victim, civil plaintiff, civil defendant or their representatives, and also the witnesses and
other participants of the trial do not have a command of the language used in proceedings on
the case, as well as for translation of written documents.
(2) A person shall be appointed an interpreter/translator by a resolution of the investigator or the
judge, or by a ruling of the court.
Article 67. Rights and Duties of Interpreter/Translator
(1) Interpreter/translator has the right to:
1) study the transcript of proceedings of the investigative action in which he has
participated, and also with the transcript of the court proceedings and make comments
subject to recording;
2) refuse to participate in the proceedings on the case if he does not possess the knowledge
necessary for the translation;
3) lodge complaints against actions of the preliminary investigator, investigator, prosecutor,
court;
4) receive a reward for the work performed by him, reimbursement of his expenses incurred;
(2) Interpreter/translator shall:
1) appear when summoned by the investigator, the court;
2) accomplish precisely and completely the assigned to him translation;
3) certify correctness of the translation by his signature in the transcript of investigative
proceedings made with his participation, and also in the procedural documents that are
handed over to the participants of the trial translated in their native language or any other
language that they have a command of;
4) not divulge the information about facts of the case and other information that became
known to him in connection with his involvement in the case as an interpreter/translator;
5) follow the rules of behavior during investigative proceedings during the trial;
(3) If failed to appear or to fulfill his duties without justifiable reasons, there may be imposed a
fine of up to five minimum monthly salaries as provided herein by Articles 120 and 121. In
case of deliberately incorrect translation an interpreter/translator shall be liable in accordance
with Article 330 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Article 68. Identifying Witness.
Identifying witnesses are adult persons, not less than two, summoned with their consent, having
no interest in the case outcome, to participate in investigational actions in the cases provided
herein. The accused, victim, civil claimant, civil defendant, relatives, defense attorney; officers,
including those who work not on the permanent staff, of the agency of investigation, prosecutors
office and the court in charge of the criminal procedure of the case, shall not be summoned as
identifying witness.
Article 69. Rights and Duties of Identifying Witness.
(1) The identifying witness has the right to:
1) ask for introduction of his comments to the transcript of proceedings in respect of the
actions, carried out with his participation;
2) receive reimbursement of his expenses incurred during his participation in the criminal
case proceedings.
(2) The identifying witness shall:
1) be present when certain investigative action is taken from its beginning to the end;
2) certify the fact, contents and results of the actions, at which he was present;
3) obey legal orders of the person conducting the investigative action;
4) not divulge the materials of the case.