Albania

Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Albania

FIRST PART

TITLE I- PARTIES

CHAPTER IV- DEFENDANT (Suspected Person)

Article 34- Becoming a defendant (Suspected person)

1.The person attributed with (the commission of) a criminal offence shall become a defendant (suspected person) by serving notice of the decision of accusation, which stipulates sufficient information for considering him as a defendant. Notice of the decision is served to the defendant and his defense counsel.

If after taking a person as a defendant, new information arise that amend the accusation presented or complement it, the prosecutor takes a decision and notice is served to the defendant.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed



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