Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (1997, as amended 2006) (excerpts related to Trafficking in Human Beings) (English)
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC CRIMINAL CODE
(Version of the Kyrgyz Republic laws of September 21,1998, No. 124; December 9, 1999, No. 141; July 23, 2001, No. 77; November 19, 2001, No. 92; March 12, 2002, No. 36; June 22, 2002, No. 109; July 8, 2002, No. 115; October 16, 2002, No. 141; February 17, 2003, No. 36; June 11, 2003, No. 98; June 11, 2003, No. 99; June 11, 2003, No. 100; August 9, 2003, No. 193; August 5, 2003, No. 192; November 14, 2003, No. 221; November 15, 2003, No. 223; February 15, 2004, No. 13; March 7, 2004, No. 17; March 23, 2004, No. 46; July 26, 2004, No. 99; July 27, 2004, No. 101; December 15, 2004, No. 191; August 5, 2005, No. 122; January 5, 2006, No. 1; February 6, 2006, No. 35; February 13, 2006, No. 56; February 13, 2006, No. 57) Adopted by the Legislative Assembly of the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) on September 18, 1997
CHAPTER 17. CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL FREEDOM, HONOR AND DIGNITY
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Article 124. Trafficking in Person
(1) Trafficking, including recruiting, transport, harboring,
reception, transfer, purchase and sale of a person or another unlawful
transaction with or without such person's consent, using force,
blackmail, fraud, deception, kidnapping for the purpose of further
exploitation or other interests, -
shall be sentenced by 5 to 10 years of imprisonment with or with no
property seizure.
(2) The same act committed:
1) towards several persons;
2) towards a juvenile;
3) repeatedly;
4) under a preliminary group concert;
5) abuse of power or position;
6) towards a person materially or in other way dependent on the
offender;
7) with illegal exporting a person abroad or illegal importing a
person from abroad;
8) threading with or using non-hazardous violence;
9) using forged documents, as well as with seizure, concealment or
destruction of the victim's identity documents, -
shall be sentenced by 8 to 15 years of imprisonment with property
seizure.
(3) The same act committed:
1) with the purpose of removal of the person's organs or tissues
for transplantation;
2) threading with or using hazardous violence;
3) towards a knowingly pregnant woman;
4) towards a juvenile;
5) using arms or objects used as arms;
6) in a manner threading many people's lives and health;
7) resulting in death of the person or other severe consequences
through carelessness;
8) by an organized group, -
shall be sentenced by 15 to 20 years of imprisonment with property
seizure.
Note: Exploitation means involvement of a person in criminal
activities, forcing into prostitution or other sexual activities, forced
labor or services, slavery, adoption for commercial purposes, or using in
armed conflicts.
A person that became a trafficking victim shall be exempted from
criminal liability for actions considered criminal offences if such
person assists law-enforcement bodies in identifying and making
criminally liable of trafficking organizers, executors and participants.
(In version of the Kyrgyz Republic Laws of August 9, 2003, No. 193;
January 5, 2006, No. 1)
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