Armenia

Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia

SPECIAL PART

SECTION 8. PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMINAL CASES

CHAPTER 30. IDENTIFICATION

Article 221. Identification of a person

When necessary to present the suspect, the injured persons for identification to the witness for identification, the investigator interrogates the latter beforehand about the outward appearance and marks of the person, and other aspects, in what circumstances the identifier saw that person, about which an appropriate protocol is written.
If the identifier is a witness or the injured person, he is warned beforehand about the responsibility for avoidance or refusal from testimony, perjury as well as the right not to testify against his spouse or close relative.
The person subject to identification is presented to the identifier together with at least three other persons of the same sex and as similar looking and dressed as possible. Before the beginning of the identification the investigator suggests to the identified person to take any place amongst other persons.
At the discretion of the investigator, the identification of the person can be conducted from a spot beyond the field of vision of the identified person.
The identification is not carried out and the conducted identification can not be considered grounded, if the identifier mentioned such features which for reasons of their uncertainty can not be sufficient for the identification of the identified person.
When necessary, the identification can be conducted by photographs of people with similar the outward appearance and clothes.
The presentation of persons for identification is done in the presence of witnesses of the identification.

Keywords

Identification and whereabouts of persons - national proceedings



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