Rules regarding the hearing of the defendant

The defendant is the person against whom criminal action was initiated. a part of incrimination process, both during investigation and preliminary phase or trial phase, being passive subject civil taken. Authors, co-authors, accomplices, instigators crime in form consummated exhausted attempt, who have capacity, can be accused. Both physical legal persons defendants. One more acquire quality defendants investigation. purpose work to show important role taking defendant's statements way listening them by judicial bodies. Unlike injured person, which considered as having, principle, credibility probative value, cannot this characteristic, into account on application procedural provisions consideration mental resources that determine each category participants process adopting sincere position or, contrary, insincere. With regard defendant, we will note New Code Criminal Procedure provides following rights obligations must made known him for first time: right not give any statement trial, consult file, chosen lawyer, propose administration evidence , obligation appear at all summons bodies, communicate change address, tell truth.