SOME PROBLEMS OF LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF THE PROCEDURAL STATUS OF A SUSPECT

This article discusses issues related to the regulation of the procedural status of a suspect in the new Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as analyzes the methods of obtaining evidence. Testimony of a suspect can be considered in two aspects: in the first aspect, the testimony of a suspect is presented as a source of evidence, in the second aspect, the testimony of a suspect is recognized as a means of protection against criminal prosecution. Also we pay attention to criteria for evaluating a testimony of a suspect. As any other source of evidence, the testimony of a suspect, according to the author of the article, should be checked by comparing with other types of evidence, as well as assessed by the authorities conducting the proceedings in terms of the relevance, admissibility and reliability of the obtained information during questioning and other investigative actions.