More than 200 first instance judges had the opportunity to get the answers on their practical questions from experienced judge-trainers about enforcing the new criminal law codes in effect since January 1, 2019.

In February 2019 the INL-IDLO Criminal Law Enforcement Capacity Building Program launched a series of training for judges of the Kyrgyz Republic “Actual problems of criminal and criminal procedure legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic” in in the cities of Bishkek and Osh as well as in the Issyk-Kul region.

The two-day seminars held in an interactive way as a discussion of problematic and controversial issues on the new criminal codes involved 203 judges.

The main goal of the seminars is to develop a unified judicial practice and create a platform for the communication of judges, where they can discuss issues of relevance to the profession.

The lecturers of the seminar were: Sydykov A.Sh. – Judge of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic,  Vorontsova I.N. – Chairman of the Bishkek City Court; Kulbayev A.K. – Ph.D., associate professor, member of the expert working group on the development of draft laws on criminal and criminal procedure legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.