The public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel may attend the examination of a witness.
検察官、被告人又は弁護人は、証人の尋問に立ち会うことができる。
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Those who are entitled to attend the examination in accordance with the preceding paragraph must be notified in advance of the date, time and location of the witness examination; provided however, that this does not apply when any of these persons declares in advance to the court their intent of not attending.
証人尋問の日時及び場所は、あらかじめ、前項の規定により尋問に立ち会うことができる者にこれを通知しなければならない。但し、これらの者があらかじめ裁判所に立ち会わない意思を明示したときは、この限りでない。
The person prescribed in paragraph (1) of this Article may, when attending the examination, personally examine said witness after notifying the presiding judge of this intent.
第一項に規定する者は、証人の尋問に立ち会つたときは、裁判長に告げて、その証人を尋問することができる。
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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.