CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
PART II
ON ORDINARY PROCEDURES
TITLE II
ON TRIALS
CHAPTER II
ON HEARINGS
SECTION I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 253
Attendance of defendants
1. The presence of the defendant at the hearing is compulsory, except as otherwise stated in the law.
2. It is the responsibility of the judge to take the appropriate and necessary action to prevent the defendant from leaving the hearing before it comes to a close.
3. Once the defendant has been questioned about his or her identification, he or she may be removed from the courtroom on the grounds of repeated breaches of the rules of conduct at the hearing.
4. The defendant may also be removed from the courtroom for a period of time deemed necessary when his or her presence may contribute to inhibiting or intimidating a person who is to make statements.
5. Even if the defendant is removed from the courtroom, he or she must hear the reading of the sentence.
Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - present at trial
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