CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA   |   7905

Article 327: Actions of judicial police and prosecutor

1After carrying out the necessary investigation actions, the judicial police shall send the acts to the prosecutor, together with an explanatory report on the act and evidence, as well as his/her suggestions on the conclusion of investigations.

2The prosecutor shall, within the time limit provided for in Article 324 of this Code, notify the defendant, their defense lawyer, as well as the victim or their heirs, when their identity and domicile result from the proceedings acts, of the termination of the preliminary investigations.

3The notice shall consist of a summarized description of the criminal act under proceedings, the time and location it has been committed, its legal qualification, the notice for depositing acts with the secretary and their right to access the acts and receive copies.

4The defendant shall also be notified of their right to submit information and documents, within ten days, to request the prosecutor to carry out additional investigations, to make statements or ask to be questioned. In cases when the defendant asks to be questioned, the prosecutor has an obligation to proceed with their questioning.

5When the prosecutor accepts the defendant’s request to carry out additional investigations, they should be completed within 30 days from the date the request was submitted. This time limit may be extended only once, and no more than 2 months, but in any case, without exceeding the overall investigation time limits. When the request of the defendant is not accepted, the prosecutor issues reasoned decision, pursuant to paragraph 2, of article 110, of this code.

6Upon termination of preliminary investigations, the prosecutor shall proceed as follows:

adecide on dismissing the charge or case in the instances provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 328, or shall request the court to dismiss the charge or case, in the instances provided for by Article 329/a of the Code;

brequest the court to send the case to trial, when it does not proceed under articles 400, 406/a and 406/dh of this Code.

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