Article 650. Features of judicial investigation in court with the participation of jurors CPC RK Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. Judicial investigation in a court with the participation of jurors shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure established by Articles 364-378, 381 of this Code.
2. When announcing the operative part of the indictment, the Public Prosecutor has no right to mention the facts of the defendant's criminal record.
3. Jurors, through the presiding judge, may ask questions to the defendant, the victim, witnesses and experts after these persons have been questioned by the parties. The questions are presented by the jurors in writing and submitted to the presiding judge.
4. The presiding judge has the right to reject questions that he considers irrelevant to the case, as well as suggestive or offensive in nature, declaring the reasons for his refusal to the juror who asked the question.
5. The parties, without the participation of a panel of jurors, may request an examination of evidence previously excluded by the judge from the proceedings of the case, without stating their merits. The opinions of the participants in the trial in connection with such a request are heard by the judge in the absence of the jurors.
A corresponding entry shall be made in the minutes of the court session on the indicated measures taken by the presiding judge.
6. Circumstances related to the previous criminal record of the defendant and the victim, recognizing them as a person with a mental or behavioral disorder (disease) related to the use of psychoactive substances, as well as other circumstances that may cause prejudice against both the defendant and the victim, are not subject to investigation by jurors.
7. In case of violation of the procedure provided for in this article, the presiding judge is obliged to warn the relevant participant in the process about the inadmissibility of such behavior and explain to the jury so that they do not perceive what was said by the participants in the process. In case of disobedience to the orders of the presiding judge, a monetary penalty may be imposed on a participant in the proceedings in accordance with the procedure provided for by this Code.
The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 4, 2014 № 231.
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