TITLE III
EVIDENCE AND MEANS OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER III
MEANS OF EVIDENCE
Section I
Statements of the accused person or the defendant
Art. 71 - Every accused person or defendant is heard separately.
During the criminal investigation, if there are several accused persons or defendants, each of them is heard without the others attending.
The accused person or defendant is first left to declare everything he/she knows in relation with the case.
The hearing of the accused person or defendant cannot begin by reading or reminding the statements that the latter has previously given in relation with the case.
The accused person or defendant cannot present or read a previously written statement, but he/ she may use notes for details that are difficult to remember.
Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - unsworn oral or written statement in defence
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