Extradition

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan - Criminal Code 2021 (2024) EN

Article 15. Extradition of persons who have committed a crime

1. Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic who have committed a crime on the territory of another state are not subject to extradition.

2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have committed a crime outside the Kyrgyz Republic and are located on its territory may be extradited to another state for criminal prosecution or to serve a sentence if such extradition is provided for by an international treaty , and in the absence of an international treaty, on the basis of the principle of reciprocity .

3. Cases when a person cannot be extradited to another state are determined by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The issue of criminal liability of such a person is decided in accordance with this Code.

Rome Statute

Article 102 Use of terms

For the purposes of this Statute:

(b) "extradition" means the delivering up of a person by one State to another as provided by treaty, convention or national legislation.