Code of Criminal Procedure
Article 281-2, paragraph (1)
第二百八十一条の二第一項
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When the defendant is present at the examination of a witness on a day other than the trial date and the court finds that the witness feels pressure and is unable to give sufficient testimony in the presence of the defendant (including cases when the measures provided in Article 157-5, paragraph (1) are taken or the means provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (1) or (2) is used), the court may have the defendant leave the courtroom during the testimony of the witness, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, only when the defense counsel is present. In this case, after the witness has testified, the court must notify the defendant of an outline of the testimony and give the defendant an opportunity to examine the witness.
裁判所は、公判期日外における証人尋問に被告人が立ち会つた場合において、証人が被告人の面前（第百五十七条の五第一項に規定する措置を採る場合並びに第百五十七条の六第一項及び第二項に規定する方法による場合を含む。）においては圧迫を受け充分な供述をすることができないと認めるときは、弁護人が立ち会つている場合に限り、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、その証人の供述中被告人を退席させることができる。この場合には、供述終了後被告人に証言の要旨を告知し、その証人を尋問する機会を与えなければならない。
When the defendant is present at the examination of a witness on a day other than the trial date and the court finds that the witness feels pressure and is unable to give sufficient testimony in the presence of the defendant (including cases when the measures provided in Article 157-5, paragraph (1) are taken
or the means provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (1) or (2)and cases when means that allows the recognition of each other's presence and communication through the transmission of images and sound is used), the court may have the defendant leave the courtroom during the testimony of the witness, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defense counsel, only when the defense counsel is present. In this case, after the witness has testified, the court must notify the defendant of an outline of the testimony and give the defendant an opportunity to examine the witness.裁判所は、公判期日外における証人尋問に被告人が立ち会つた場合において、証人が被告人の面前（第百五十七条の五第一項に規定する措置を採る場合
並びに第百五十七条の六第一項及び第二項に規定す及び映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法による場合を含む。）においては圧迫を受け充分な供述をすることができないと認めるときは、弁護人が立ち会つている場合に限り、検察官及び弁護人の意見を聴き、その証人の供述中被告人を退席させることができる。この場合には、供述終了後被告人に証言の要旨を告知し、その証人を尋問する機会を与えなければならない。