Article 54. Rights and duties of the witness

A witness has the right to use the legal assistance of a lawyer, to testify in his native language, if he does not speak or does not know well enough the language in which economic proceedings are conducted, and in this case to use the services of an interpreter, to state his testimony with his own hand, to use written notes and documents when giving testimony.

A witness shall appear at the court on the court summon and give truthful testimony on the data and circumstances of the case known to him, answer the questions of the judge and of the persons participating in the case, and observe order during the court session.

For giving knowingly false evidence the witness shall be liable to be prosecuted, whereof he shall be warned by the court against receipt

Nobody shall be forced to give evidence against himself and close relatives.

The obligation to give testimony shall not apply to persons who, in accordance with the law, have the right to refuse to give testimony on the facts and circumstances which became known to them in connection with performance of professional duties.