to relations, related with provision with information, to which access is restricted in
accordance legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Article 3. Guarantees and principles of access to information
Everyone has a guarantee of the right to access to information held by state bodies and
local self-government bodies.
The main principles of freedom of access to information are accessibility, objectivity,
timeliness, openness and truthfulness of information.
State shall defense the right of each person to seek, receive, research, produce, impart
and disseminate information.
Restrictions of access and dissemination information shall be established only by law.
Article 4. Openness, publicity and transparency in an activity of state bodies and
local self-government bodies.
1. Activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies are open, transparent
and public.
2. Information about activity of state bodies and local self-government bodies are
available to all. Any restriction of access to information held by state bodies and
local self-government bodies is prohibited, except cases specified by article 5 of
this Law.
3. Decision on refusal the access to information should be motivated and founded,
only through the basis, provided by article 15 of this Law.
4. It may not be restricted the familiarization with the decision, on the basis of what
access to information is restricted. Documents and materials which contain
information, to which the access to information should be restricted in accordance
with legislation of Kyrgyz Republic, shall be provided with that part which don’t
include such as information.
Article 5. Restrictions of access to information.
1. Information with restricted access is (recognizes) the information attributed to the
state secrets as well as confidential information.
Attribution of information to the state secrets shall realize in accordance with
legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic on state secrets.
Confidential information is information containing official secret of state bodies
and local self-government, as well as held by state bodies and local self-government
bodies containing secrets of other people protected by law.
2. Confidential information containing official secret of state bodies and local selfgovernment with purpose of this Law is (recognizes) the information:
1) concerned only technical-organizational rules of protection the work of state
bodies and local self-government bodies;
2) describing the concrete content of closed hearings and sessions, as well as
personnel position of official during closed session or voting.