Azerbaijan

Code of Criminal Procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic

General Part

SECOND SECTION
THE COURTS AND THE PARTIES TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter X
OTHER PARTIES TO THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Article 95. Witnesses

95.6. The witness shall exercise the following rights in accordance with this Code :

95.6.1. to know for which criminal case he is called ;
95.6.2. to object to the interpreter participating in his interrogation ;
95.6.3. to make requests ;
95.6.4. to refuse to testify or present documents or information against himself or his close relatives ;
95.6.5. while testifying, with the permission of the prosecuting authority, to use documents relating to complicated mathematical calculations, numerous geographical names and other information difficult to memorise, and to refer to notes written during the incident or immediately afterwards ;
95.6.6. to accompany his testimony with drawings, diagrams and pictures ;
95.6.7. to write his testimony down during the pre-trial proceedings ;
95.6.8. to acquaint himself with the record of the investigative and other procedures in which he takes part, as well as the part of the record of the court hearing relating to him, and to require inclusion of the necessary appendices and observations in the record, for the accuracy and completeness of the testimony ;
95.6.9. to be reimbursed for the costs incurred during the criminal proceedings and to receive compensation for damage incurred as a result of unlawful acts by the prosecuting authority ;
95.6.10. to recover the items and originals of official documents taken by the prosecuting authority as material evidence or on other grounds ;
95.6.11. when investigative and other procedures take place, to be represented ;
95.6.12. to exercise the other rights provided for in this Code.

Keywords

Witnesses' rights - national proceedings



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