The defense side is to be granted right to conduct investigation procedures such as search and withdrawal. Government has already launched the initiative to Parliament on making amendments to the rules of conducting investigation procedures. The amendments will be reflected in Criminal Procedure Code.
According to current Criminal Procedural Code, defense side is not eligible to present the motion to the court on conducting search or withdraw procedures. Now the defense side will be granted the prerogative and according to the draft law, the party will be eligible to request and receive a document or other material evidence from state authority organs and private organizations without any hindrance.
According to the planned amendments to Criminal Procedure Code, the innovation will also be that, on the basis of the motion of the defense party, investigation action must not be conducted by the investigator who conducts investigation on the same case. Besides, it will be also inadmissible for the prosecutor to attend the investigation process.
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