According to the website www.prokuror.kg, from the beginning of the year, the prosecutor’s office of the Kyrgyz Republic initiated 13 criminal cases. Danaker has studied open data for the past seven years in order to compare quantitative and qualitative indicators.

According to the website of the prosecutor’s office, the largest number of cases against judges were initiated this year – 13 cases, with three of them against judges of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic. At the same time, 12 cases are criminal, most of which relate to the imposition of knowingly unjust sentences and decisions – Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The smallest number of cases against judges, namely three cases, was initiated in 2017.

The procedure for bringing a judge to criminal and administrative responsibility is clearly stated in the legislation of Kyrgyzstan: the decision to institute criminal proceedings against a judge is taken by the Prosecutor General. Bringing a judge to criminal responsibility is allowed with the consent of the Disciplinary Commission at the Council of Judges on the proposal of the Prosecutor General.

In order to obtain this consent, the Prosecutor General makes a submission to the Council of Judges indicating the circumstances of the criminal case, the applicable criminal law articles and requests for consent to be brought to criminal responsibility as an accused. The decision of the Disciplinary Commission on consent or disagreement on bringing a judge to criminal or administrative responsibility is not subject to appeal. The law of the Kyrgyz Republic clearly defines the procedure for bringing a judge to criminal, administrative responsibility.

[This content was automatically translated from Russian language]