Afghanistan

Interim Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

Chapter 8
The Trial

Article 54
Exemption from Testimony

Spouses have the right not to give evidence against each other, even though their marital relation be ended.

The accused's ancestors and descendants and their relatives of second degree have the right to avoid testifying against one another except when :
the charge legally attributed to the accused is not committed against the witness himself ; or
they reported the criminal offense.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - self incrimination



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