Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, a written statement, part of which is accompanied with a recording medium on which the examination and testimony of a witness made through the means provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (1) or (2) during criminal proceedings other than those in the trial preparation or on the trial date of the case under public prosecution or during criminal proceedings of other case, and the circumstances surrounding the examination and testimony are recorded, may be used as evidence. In this case, a court must give the persons concerned in the case an opportunity to examine those who have made statements as witnesses, after the examination of the written statement.
被告事件の公判準備若しくは公判期日における手続以外の刑事手続又は他の事件の刑事手続において第百五十七条の六第一項又は第二項に規定する方法によりされた証人の尋問及び供述並びにその状況を記録した記録媒体がその一部とされた調書は、前条第一項の規定にかかわらず、証拠とすることができる。この場合において、裁判所は、その調書を取り調べた後、訴訟関係人に対し、その供述者を証人として尋問する機会を与えなければならない。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
When a court examines a written statement pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the proviso of Article 305, paragraph (5) do not apply.
The statement recorded in the written statement examined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article is deemed to have been made on the trial date of the case under public prosecution, when applying the first part of Article 295, paragraph (1), and paragraph (1), item (i) and item (ii) of the preceding Article.
第一項の規定により取り調べられた調書に記録された証人の供述は、第二百九十五条第一項前段並びに前条第一項第一号及び第二号の適用については、被告事件の公判期日においてされたものとみなす。