LAW OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of January 20, 2017 No. 7

About bases of amnesty and procedure for its application

Accepted by Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 22, 2016

Article 1. Concept and terms of amnesty

1. Amnesty is the act of state body adopted in the form of the law for the purpose of realization of the principle of humanity and mercy, concerning individually uncertain group of people and providing release from criminal penalty.

2. The law on amnesty can be issued in case of need, but is not more often than once for calendar year.

Article 2. Operation of amnesty around persons

1. Operation of amnesty extends:

1) on the defendants who committed crimes in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, and case on crimes which are considered by courts of the Kyrgyz Republic;

2) on the convicts serving sentence in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

2. The law on amnesty cannot extend to persons who made criminal offenses and violations.

Article 3. Structure and contents of the law on amnesty

The law on amnesty contains:

1) the preamble explaining need of carrying out amnesty;

2) categories of persons which are subject to amnesty;

3) categories of the crimes falling under operation of amnesty;

4) the term by which the remained unexpired part of custodial sanction is reduced;

5) the bodies performing the act of amnesty;

6) completion dates of the act of amnesty;

7) the explaining provisions concerning application and execution of the act of amnesty.

Article 4. Release from criminal penalty based on the law on amnesty

The release from criminal penalty applied to defendants and convicts based on the law on amnesty can consist:

1) in full relief from criminal penalty in the form of imprisonment;

2) in partial release from criminal penalty in the form of imprisonment.

Article 5. Partial release from criminal penalty

1. Depending on category of crime partial release from criminal penalty provides:

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