If the accused does not consent to be tried forthwith or if the case does not appear to be ready for trial, the court, after hearing the submissions of the parties and their counsel, remits the case to a future hearing which must take place within a period of not less than two weeks, unless the accused expressly waives this, and not more than six weeks.
Where the penalty incurred is more than seven years’ imprisonment, the accused, informed of the extent of his rights, may request that the case be referred to a hearing which must take place within a period of not less than two months, but not more than four months.
In the cases provided for by this article, the accused or his lawyer may ask the court to order any act of information that he considers necessary to establish the truth relating to the facts complained of or the personality of the person concerned. If the court refuses to grant this request, it must give a reasoned judgement.