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Art. 159 – Police examination hearings during enquiries

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Art. 159

Police examination hearings during enquiries

1

In the case of police examination hearings, the accused has the right for his or her defence lawyer to be present and allowed to ask questions.

2

In the case of police examination hearings of a person who has been arrested, the person also is entitled to communicate freely with his or her defence lawyer.

3

The examination hearing may not be postponed to allow time for the foregoing rights to be exercised.

Legal act context
SR 312.0 · CrimPC · Federal act · Swiss Criminal Procedure Code of 5 October 2007 (Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)
Structure path
Title 4 Evidence Chapter 2 Examination Hearings with the Accused
Language
English (en)
Data status
2025-04-01

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