In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19, the Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan appealed to the Supreme Court in August this year concerning the possibility of applying preventive measures not related to detention in relation to suspects and defendants.
In its response letter dated September 7, the Supreme Court wrote that “the pandemic is not a reason to change the preventive measure in the form of detention to a milder one…”.
“In 2019 in 90.7% of cases, the judicial authorities chose a preventive measure in the form of detention, and such a measure as “bail” has never been. “Detention” is not a mandatory measure for suspects and accused persons. The courts had to apply the measure of restraint “detention” taking into account the existing circumstances, including the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic said.
It is worth adding that the monitoring of the pre-trial detention centers of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs showed an excess of the number of prisoners by almost 70%.
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