1The prosecutor directs the investigation activities and carries out personally all investigation action that he deems necessary. He/she carries out investigations also to ascertain any facts and circumstances in favour of the person under investigations.
2He/she may request the judicial police to carry out actions specifically delegated, including questioning of the defendant and confrontations, in the presence of the defendant and his defense lawyer. In such a case, the judicial police shall follow the provisions regulating the appointment and participation of the defense lawyer in investigative actions.
3In case of particular actions to be carried out in another district, when the prosecutor does not proceed personally, he/she can delegate, as per the relevant subject matter competence, the prosecutor of such other district. In urgent cases or for serious reasons, the delegated prosecutor has the right to carry out by his own initiative any action indispensable for the purposes of the investigation.
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