Article 76. Representatives of the victim, civil plaintiff and private prosecutor of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

    1.representatives of the victim, civil plaintiff and private prosecutor may be lawyers and other persons who have the right by force of law to represent the legitimate interests of the victim, civil plaintiff and private prosecutor in criminal proceedings and are admitted to participate in the proceedings by the resolution of the body conducting criminal proceedings.

     2.in order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of victims who are minors or do not speak the language of legal proceedings, or are deprived of the opportunity to independently protect their rights and legitimate interests due to their physical or mental state, their legal representatives and representatives are involved in the process without fail.

     In such cases, a lawyer selected by the victim or his legal representative is sent as a representative of the victim. If the lawyer is not called by the victim himself or his legal representative, the body conducting the criminal process ensures the participation of the lawyer by issuing a mandatory resolution for the professional organization of lawyers or its structural unit. The body conducting criminal proceedings does not have the right to propose to invite a specific lawyer as a representative of the victim.

     If the victim or his legal representative does not have funds, payment for the lawyer's labor is made at the expense of budget funds in accordance with the procedure established by this code.

     3.legal representatives and representatives of the victim, civil plaintiff and private prosecutor, as well as individuals and legal entities representing them, have procedural rights within the limits provided for by this code.

     4.the representative of the victim, civil plaintiff, private prosecutor shall not have the right to commit any actions contrary to the interests of the participant in the process to which he represents.

     5.the participation of the victim, civil plaintiff and private prosecutor in the proceedings does not deprive them of the right to have a representative in this case.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 4, 2014 No. 231-V SAM.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 4, 2014 № 231. 

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