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Section 192, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965

RepealedTHE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965, Sierra Leone

(1) At the close of the evidence for the prosecution and after the statement of the accused person before thecommitting Court has been put in evidence the Court shall in cases where the accused is not defended by counsel inform him of his right to address the Court, to give evidence on his own behalf of to make an unsworn statement and to call witnesses in his defence and in all cases shall require him or his counsel to state whether it is intended to call any witness as to fact other than the accused person himself. (2) Upon the accused being so informed the Judge shall record the fact and shall then observe the appropriate procedure set out in section 193. Procedure to be followed where accused is undefended.

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