The scope of the expenses set forth in each of the following items is limited to what is prescribed in that item, and with regard to the amounts thereof, the provisions of the Act on the Costs Involved in Criminal Proceedings (Act No. 41 of 1971) which pertain to a witness apply mutatis mutandis to a defendant, a person who was the defendant, or a requester of a commenced retrial, and the provisions which pertain to defense counsel apply mutatis mutandis to a person who was defense counsel.
次の各号に掲げる費用の範囲は、当該各号に定めるものに限るものとし、その額に関しては、刑事訴訟費用等に関する法律（昭和四十六年法律第四十一号）の規定中、被告人若しくは被告人であつた者又は開始決定再審請求者については証人、弁護人であつた者については弁護人に関する規定を準用する。
the expenses to be compensated as prescribed in Article 188-2, paragraph (1) or Article 188-4: the travel expenses, daily allowances and accommodation fees which were necessary for the defendant, the person who was the defendant, or the person who was their defense counsel to appear for trial preparation and the trial date, and remuneration for the person who was defense counsel;
第百八十八条の二第一項又は第百八十八条の四の規定により補償される費用 被告人若しくは被告人であつた者又はそれらの者の弁護人であつた者が公判準備及び公判期日に出頭するに要した旅費、日当及び宿泊料並びに弁護人であつた者に対する報酬
the expenses to be compensated as prescribed in Article 188-2, paragraph (2): the travel expenses, daily allowances and accommodation fees which were necessary for the requester of a commenced retrial or the person who was their defense counsel to appear in the trial procedures pertaining to the request for a retrial under that paragraph, and remuneration for the person who was defense counsel.
第百八十八条の二第二項の規定により補償される費用 開始決定再審請求者又はその弁護人であつた者が同項の再審の請求に係る審判の手続に出頭するに要した旅費、日当及び宿泊料並びに弁護人であつた者に対する報酬
When two or more defense counsel have appeared for the trial preparation, the trial date or the trial procedures under item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, the court may, taking into account the nature of the case, the proceedings of the trial and other circumstances, limit the travel expenses, daily allowances and accommodation fees of the persons who were defense counsel as set forth in the items of that paragraph, to those paid to the chief defense counsel and some of the other defense counsel.
略称規定第百八十八条の二第二項・この章の中だけ
前項に定めるもののほか、再審開始の決定が確定した事件について、無罪の判決が確定したときは、国は、当該再審開始の決定に係る再審の請求をした者（検察官を除く。以下この章において「開始決定再審請求者」という。）に対し…
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再審開始の決定が確定し、その後に無罪の判決が確定した事件で、その再審の請求をした人のことで、検察官は含みません。国はこの人に再審請求の手続にかかった費用を補償しますが、本人の責任で生じた費用は補償しないことができます。