When examining material evidence upon the request of the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, the presiding judge must order the person who has made that request to display it; provided however, that the presiding judge may personally display the evidence, or order an associate judge or court clerk to do so.
検察官、被告人又は弁護人の請求により、証拠物の取調をするについては、裁判長は、請求をした者をしてこれを示させなければならない。但し、裁判長は、自らこれを示し、又は陪席の裁判官若しくは裁判所書記にこれを示させることができる。
When examining material evidence ex officio, the presiding judge must personally display the evidence to the persons concerned in the case or order an associate judge or court clerk to do so.
裁判所が職権で証拠物の取調をするについては、裁判長は、自らこれを訴訟関係人に示し、又は陪席の裁判官若しくは裁判所書記にこれを示させなければならない。
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public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.