Article 20. Sending proposals, applications and complaints of the Law On the procedure and conditions of detention of Persons in special institutions, special premises providing temporary isolation from Society

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Article 20. Sending proposals, applications and complaints of the Law On the procedure and conditions of detention of Persons in special institutions, special premises providing temporary isolation from Society

1. Proposals, statements and complaints of suspects and accused persons addressed to state bodies, local self-government bodies, public associations and mass media shall be sent through the administration of the place of detention.

2. Proposals, statements and complaints addressed to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan and his representatives, to the prosecutor, to the court, as well as to the central state bodies (their departments and bodies) in charge of special institutions and premises, guardhouses, are not subject to censorship and immediately they are sent to the addressee in a sealed form.

3. Proposals, applications, and complaints addressed to government agencies must be reviewed by the administration of the place of detention and sent no later than 24 hours after they are submitted.

4. Proposals, statements and complaints containing information that may interfere with the establishment of the truth in a criminal case or contribute to the commission of a criminal offense, executed in secret writing, cipher, containing state or other legally protected secrets, shall be subject to the procedure established by paragraph 3 of Article 19 of this Law.

5. Complaints against the actions and decisions of the court, the inquirer, the head of the body of inquiry, the investigator or the prosecutor are sent immediately, in accordance with the procedure provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6. Responses to suggestions, statements, and complaints are announced to suspects and accused persons against receipt and attached to personal files.

7. It is prohibited to prosecute suspects and accused persons in any form for making suggestions, statements or complaints in connection with violations of their rights and legitimate interests. Officials of places of detention who are guilty of such harassment are liable in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 30, 1999 No. 353-I.

This Law defines the legal basis for the activities of special institutions and special premises that legally provide temporary isolation from society, as well as establishes the rights and obligations of the persons contained therein.

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