Kyrgyzstan's President, Sadyr Zhaparov, has recently signed into law an agreement that allows for the exchange of citizens' personal data with Kazakhstan and Russia on a bilateral basis. The document is aimed at aiding the identification of individuals who are being prosecuted in one of these CIS countries.
As per the press release from the Kyrgyzstan President's office, the law is based on the 'Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Administrative Matters in the Sphere of Exchange of Personal Data, signed on December 18, 2020'. On May 25, 2021, the Kyrgyz Parliament ratified it, and the document was inked by Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Under the agreement, the exchange of personal data would include information on citizenship, permanent residency, migration registration, visa issuance, real estate ownership, property-related obligations, criminal or administrative liability, and identification documents.
The document will come into effect 30 days after the depositary has received the third notification of the necessary technical processes. Kazakhstan and Russia have already completed all requirements, but the agreement will only come into force after Kyrgyzstan has completed all the required procedures.
In mid-June, Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a facial recognition system had been deployed to identify internationally wanted CIS citizens. Within ten days of its operation, 57 people were identified as wanted by law enforcement agencies in the respective countries.
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