Azerbaijan

Code of Criminal Procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic

General Part

SECTION THREE
EVIDENCE AND PROOF

Chapter XV
PROOF

Article 143. Collection of evidence

143.1. Evidence shall be collected during the investigation and court proceedings by questioning, confrontation, attachment of property, search operations, examination of places and objects, expert reports, presentation for identification and other procedures.

143.2. During the process of collecting evidence, the preliminary investigator, investigator, prosecutor or court shall have the right, at the request of parties to the criminal proceedings or on their own initiative, to request the presentation of documents and other items of significance to the prosecution by individuals, legal entities, officials and the authorities which carry out search operations, and to request checks and inspections by the authorised authorities and officials.

143.3. In accordance with this Code, defence counsel authorised to participate in criminal proceedings shall have the right, for the purpose of providing legal assistance, to present evidence and collect information, including the right to receive explanations from individuals and to request memoranda, references and other documents from various organisations and associations.

143.4. The suspect, accused, defence counsel, prosecutor, victim, civil party, defendant to the civil claim and their representatives, and individuals and legal entities, shall have the right to present objects and documents as well as oral and written information which may be regarded as evidence.

Keywords

Other forms of cooperation
Cooperation under procedures of national law
Taking of evidence - national proceedings



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