1The court, even ex officio, decides that documents which are contained in the court trial file are read, in whole or in part.
2Upon request of the parties, the court may rule that documents acquired during preliminary investigations are read when, due to unpredictable circumstances, they cannot be repeated.
3The reading of statements made by an Albanian or foreign citizen, residing abroad, can be made if such person is summoned and has failed to appear or he is not found, despite the searches conducted by the judicial police, and when he/she refuses to testify. In such case the act is evaluated together with other evidence.
4The judicial police officer or agent, who is questioned as a witness, may use the documents of the judicial police to help his memory.
5Instead of reading, the court, even ex officio, may show the documents that are allowed to be used for rendering the decision. Showing such acts shall be held equal to reading them.
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