CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
PART II
ON ORDINARY PROCEDURES
TITLE II
ON TRIALS
CHAPTER II
ON HEARINGS
SECTION III
ON PRODUCTION OF PROOFS
Article 268
Statements by the defendant
3. Where the defendant wishes to make statements as to the grounds of the action, the judge shall ask him or her whether he or she admits or denies the facts set forth in the indictment.
Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - unsworn oral or written statement in defence
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