Serbia

Criminal Procedure Code

Part II
THE COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS

C. TRIAL AND JUDGMENT

Chapter XXIII
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRIAL

Examination of witnesses outside the trial
Article 313
(1) A witness not yet examined who is unable to appear at the trial due to old age, long-term illness or for other reasons may be examined at his current location.
(2) The witness referred to in paragraph 1 of the present Article shall be examined by the President of the Trial Chamber or a judge-member of the Trial Chamber, or by the Investigative Judge of the court on whose territory the witness is located.
(3) The witness referred to in paragraph 1 of the present Article may also be examined in the manner referred to in Article 117, paragraph 3, item 7 hereof.
(4) The parties and the injured person shall be notified of the time and place of the examination if this is possible regarding the urgency of the proceedings. If the defendant is in detention, the President of the Trial Chamber shall decide on the need for his presence at the examination. When the parties and the injured person are present at the examination, they shall be entitled to the rights specified in Article 278 paragraph 9 hereof.





Keywords

Questioning of persons - national proceedings



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