Timor-Leste

Código do Processo Penal de Timor-Leste

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

PART I
ON THE GENERAL PART

TITLE V
ON PROOF

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 114
Discretionary investigation

1. There is no burden of proof on the defendant in a criminal case.

2. It is incumbent upon the public prosecutor to sustain the indictment in trial and the court may order, either on a discretionary basis or at request, that any evidence the knowledge of which is deemed necessary to uncover the truth and to make a proper decision on the case be produced, namely in respect of civil liability.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - burden of proof



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