Scientific Discoveries

Author: S.Sh. Sotovaldieva
lecturer Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev Bishkek
Author: T.K. Isaev
lecturer Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev Bishkek
Author: M.A. Zakrailova
lecturer Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev Bishkek

METHODS OF INVESTIGATION OF SUICIDE BECAUSE of RAPE: PROCEDURAL AND CRIMINALISTIC ASPECTS (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC)

Key words: Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, incitement to suicide, rape, psychological and psychiatric examination, causal relationship, victimology, investigation methodology.

Annotation. The article examines the specific features of investigating criminal cases initiated in connection with suicide or attempted suicide resulting from a previously committed rape offense (Articles 128 “Incitement to Suicide” and 154 “Rape” of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic). Particular attention is paid to the activities of investigative authorities in establishing the causal link between the act of rape and the victim’s decision to take their own life. The study focuses on several key issues: the peculiarities of detecting such crimes, especially when the fact of rape becomes known only after the victim’s suicide, which creates difficulties in legal qualification; the role of posthumous psychological and psychiatric examinations in determining the victim’s mental state prior to death and assessing the impact of the rape on the decision to commit suicide; and methods of collecting and evaluating digital evidence, including correspondence, social media records, personal diaries, and other materials confirming facts of blackmail, humiliation, or psychological pressure exerted by the offender.