Article 203. Warning of the witness about responsibility for refusal to testify and for giving knowingly false testimony of the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. Before questioning a witness, the presiding judge establishes the identity of the witness, explains his duties and rights, and warns him of criminal liability for refusing to testify and for knowingly giving false testimony. A witness, including one who has not reached the age of sixteen, is given the right to refuse to testify against himself, his spouse and close relatives, and a clergyman is also instructed not to testify against those who confided in him in confession.
2. For a witness under the age of sixteen, the judge explains the obligation to truthfully tell everything he knows about the case, but he is not warned about criminal liability for refusing to testify and for knowingly giving false testimony.
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