Azerbaijan

Code of Criminal Procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic

General Part

SECTION FOUR
COERCIVE PROCEDURAL MEASURES

Chapter XVIII
APPLICATION OF OTHER COERCIVE PROCEDURAL MEASURES DURING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Article 178. Forcible appearance before the prosecuting authority

178.1. Forcible appearance before the prosecuting authority shall entail bringing a person by force to the prosecuting authority and forcibly guaranteeing his participation in investigative or other procedures.

178.2. This measure may be applied to a person participating in criminal proceedings and summoned by the prosecuting authority only in the following circumstances :

178.2.1. if he fails to attend in response to the compulsory summons of the prosecuting authority without good reason ;
178.2.2. if he evades receipt of the summons from the prosecuting authority ;
178.2.3. if he hides from the prosecuting authority ;
178.2.4. if he has no permanent address.

178.3. Children under 14, pregnant women, persons who are seriously ill and victims bringing a private prosecution may not be forcibly brought before the prosecuting authority.

178.4. Forcible appearance before the prosecuting authority shall be based on a reasoned decision by the prosecuting authority or a court decision at the request of the parties to criminal proceedings.

178.5. The decision to forcibly bring a person before the prosecuting authority shall be enforced by the preliminary prosecuting authority or by another authority legally responsible for this duty.

Keywords

Other forms of cooperation
Cooperation under procedures of national law
National procedures for execution of requests for other forms of cooperation
Temporary transfer of persons in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other forms of assistance - national proceedings



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