Audio-video transcription of Kyrgyz court proceedings allows not only to prevent violations by the participants, but also includes the possibility of remote interrogation of witnesses and suspects, and will reduce the costs associated with escorting, while increasing the speed, availability, and convenience of judicial proceedings for citizens.

On February 15, 2019, the Oktyabr District Court of Bishkek conducted a press tour on the work of audio and video recording of court sessions. The journalists were shown the possibilities of audio and video recordings by contacting district and regional courts of various regions and were informed about the reliability and advantages of the system.

The main purpose of this type of logging is to prevent violations by the participants during court sessions and to ensure the completeness of the minutes of the court session.

The system works in test mode in 73 courtrooms, and by the end of 2019 it, is planned to reach all 159 rooms in 72 local courts.

The press tour was organized by the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic. USAID-IDLO “Trusted Judiciary” Program supported the introduction of the system as well as conducting an event for the media.