PART V
OTHER GENERAL TERMS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CONSOLIDATION AND SEPARATION OF CRIMINAL CASES

Article 124. Consolidation of a Criminal Case

124.1. Cases of persons prosecuted for cases where several persons have jointly committed one or several crimes, or one person has committed several crimes, or where a person, who did not conspire previously, but has concealed or has not reported an offence shall be consolidated.

124.2. In consolidating criminal cases a minor case shall be consolidated to a less grave offence, a less grave offence to a grave offence, and a grave offence to an extremely grave offence.

124.3. A case may be consolidated at any stage of the criminal proceedings, and in this respect inquiry officer, investigator, procurator and court shall issue a decree or a judge shall issue an order.

PART VII
PRE-COURT ACTIONS

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
PRESENTATION OF THE ACCUSATION AND INTERROGATION OF THE ACCUSED

Article 196. Prosecuting as the Accused

196.3. If the accused is charged with committing several crimes which fall under the operation of
different articles of the Criminal Code, the decree to prosecute as the accused must indicate which precise actions are imputed to the accused under each of the articles of the Criminal Code.