Military Courts of Kyrgyzstan

The Military Courts of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстандын Аскердик соттор; Russian: Военные суды Кыргызстана) are courts that deal with criminal cases concerning military personnel. Most courts are located in military garrisons all over the country and have jurisdiction over all criminal cases about crimes committed by servicemen. There is no mention of military courts in the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan and organizations such as Crisis Group Asia argue that there has been some discussion of abolishing these courts and transferring their duties to local courts.[1][2] In December 2016, President Almazbek Atambayev signed a decree officially abolishing the use of military courts.[3][4] This was done due to a recommendation made by the Commission for the Reform of the Judicial System, which said that the state budget couldn't fund them anymore.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Kyrgyzstan: The Challenge of Judicial Reform Crisis Group Asia Report N°150, 10 April 2008, p.3
  2. ^ Kyrgyzstan Criminal Laws, Regulations and Procedures Handbook: Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures. June 2015. ISBN 9781514507353.
  3. ^ "Военные суды в Кыргызстане ликвидируют". 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Закон КР от 23 декабря 2016 года № 217 "О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Кыргызской Республики"".