1The minutes of evidence from other criminal proceedings may be collected, if they concern pre-trial admission of evidence or evidence administered during the trial.
2The minutes of evidence taken in a civil trial for which a final decision has been issued can be collected.
3In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the minutes of the statements may be used against the defendant only if the lawyer has taken part during their collecting.
4Records of unrepeatable actions may be collected, including defendant’s statements, if it is proved the objective impossibility of their taking, unforeseeable at the time when the action took place.
5Except for the cases provided for in the above paragraphs, the minutes of evidence may be used in the trial only if the defendant gives his/her consent. If this is not the case, they may be used for the challenges provided for in Articles 362 and 365 of this Code.
6The parties are entitled to request the questioning of the persons, whose statements have been taken under the provisions of this Article.
7The final decisions may be collected as evidence of the existence of the facts, and shall be evaluated together with the other evidence.
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