CONSTITUTION
OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Adopted on the twelfth session of the Supreme Council
of the Kyrgyz Republic of the twelfth convocation on May 5, 1993,

set forth in the law of the Kyrgyz Republic of 18 February 2003 "On the new wording of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic" adopted by the referendum on 2 February 2003."

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Article 40
1. Every citizen in the Kyrgyz Republic shall be provided with the qualified legal assistance, and with the protection of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic. Legal assistance shall be provided for free at such times as law may provide.
2. Control after the observance of human and citizen's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic shall be vested with an Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic.
3. Procedure for selection, and powers of the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the way they may be realized shall be ascertained by law.