Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

The person civilly liable may always be represented by a lawyer. In this case, the judgment is contradictory with regard to him.

If the accused cannot, due to his state of health, appear before the court and if there are serious reasons not to defer the judgment of the case, the court orders, by special reasoned decision, that the accused, possibly assisted by his lawyer, will be heard at his home or at the prison in which he is being held, by a magistrate appointed for this purpose, accompanied by a court…

The accused who appears has the option of being assisted by a defence counsel. If the accused has not chosen a defence counsel before the hearing, the president shall inform him, if he has not received this information before the hearing, that he may, at his request, have a defence counsel appointed by the court. If the accused makes this request, the president shall appoint a defence counsel ex officio….