The minutes may not be interlined. Cross-outs and cross-overs are approved by the examining magistrate, the court clerk and the witness and, where applicable, by the interpreter. In the absence of approval, such erasures and cross-references shall be null and void. The same shall apply to minutes that are not duly signed. .
Children under the age of 16 are heard without oath.
Any person summoned to be heard as a witness shall be required to appear, take an oath and give evidence subject to the provisions of Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. Any journalist, heard as a witness about information gathered in the course of his or her work, is free not to reveal its origin. If the witness does not appear or refuses to appear, the investigating judge…
The coercive measure to which the defaulting witness is subject is taken by way of requisition. The witness is brought directly and without delay before the magistrate prescribing the measure.
If a witness is unable to appear, the examining magistrate shall travel to hear the witness, or issue a letter rogatory for this purpose in the forms provided for in article 151.
If the witness heard under the conditions provided for in the previous article was not unable to appear on the summons, the examining magistrate may impose the fine provided for in Article 109.
Any person named in an initiating indictment or supplementary indictment who has not been indicted may only be heard as an assisted witness.
Any person named in a complaint or implicated by the victim may be heard as an assisted witness. When they appear before the examining magistrate, they must be heard in this capacity if they so request; if the person is named in a complaint with civil party status, they are notified of this right when they appear before the examining magistrate. Any person implicated by a witness or against whom…
The assisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This lawyer is chosen by the assisted witness or appointed ex officio by the President of the Bar if the person concerned so requests. The assisted witness also benefits, where appropriate, from the…
At the first hearing of the assisted witness, the investigating judge shall establish his or her identity, inform him or her of the initiating indictment, the complaint or the information, inform him or her of his or her right to make statements, to answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent, as well as the rights mentioned in Article 113-3, and proceed with the formalities provided for…
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