Commentary to article 384. The defendant's last word The Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
After the end of the court debate, the presiding judge gives the defendant the last word. No questions are allowed to the defendant during his last speech.
The court has no right to determine the length of the defendant's last word. The presiding judge has the right to stop the defendant in cases where it concerns circumstances unrelated to the case under consideration.
In the case of a shortened judicial investigation in cases with a procedural agreement or an agreement to achieve reconciliation through mediation, the last word is not pronounced by the defendants.
1. The utterance of the last word by the defendant is an integral part of the observance of his right to defense. The last word is pronounced after the judicial debate, the court has no right to set its duration. At the same time, the presiding judge may stop the defendant if it concerns circumstances that are not relevant to the case.
During the last word, no questions may be asked to the defendant.
2. The last word is not pronounced by the defendants during a shortened judicial investigation in cases with a procedural agreement or when reconciliation has been achieved through mediation.
Commentary to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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