Namibia

Criminal Procedure Act, 2004

CHAPTER 28
CONDUCT OF PROCEEDINGS

Oath, affirmation or admonition may be administered by or through an interpreter or intermediary

186. Where the person concerned is to give his or her evidence through an interpreter or an intermediary appointed under section 193(1), the oath, affirmation or admonition under section 184 or 185 must be administered by the presiding magistrate or, in the case of the High Court, by the presiding judge or the registrar through the interpreter or intermediary or by the interpreter in the presence or under the eyes of the presiding magistrate or, in the case of the High Court, the presiding judge.

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Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - interpretation and translation



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