Article 222. Implications of failure to appear in court session of the witness, expert, specialist, or an interpreter
Civil procedure code of the Republic of Uzbekistan · Date: 22.01.2018 · In force
Should a witness, expert, specialist, or interpreter fail to appear at the court session, the court shall hear the opinion of the persons participating in the case on the possibility of considering the case in the absence of the absent witness, expert, specialist, or interpreter and render a ruling on continuation of the court trial or on postponement of the proceedings of the case. If a summoned witness, expert, specialist, or interpreter does not appear in court for reasons considered invalid by the court, they may be subject to the measures of procedural coercion provided for by this Code. If the summoned witness fails to appear in the court session on the secondary call, he/she may be subjected to attachment by court ruling.
