Article 143. Court Session

A trial of the case shall be carried out at the session of the court. The court session can be held in the videoconference mode.

At the initiative of the court or at the request of the participants in administrative proceedings, audio or video recording of the court session may be conducted.

The judge presiding at the session shall:

1) open the session of the court and announces which case is subject to consideration;

2) check the appearance of the participants in the administrative proceedings at the session, their powers, whether the persons who did not appear at the session were duly notified, and what information is available about the reasons for their failure to appear;

3) announce the composition of the court, announce who is participating as a prosecutor, expert, specialist, court secretary, translator and explain to the persons participating in the case their right to declare recusals;

4) remove witnesses who have appeared from the courtroom before the start of their interrogation;

5) explain to the participants in the trial their procedural rights and obligations;

6) warn the translator about criminal liability for knowingly incorrect translation, an expert for giving a knowingly false conclusion, a witness for giving knowingly false testimony;

7) determine the procedure for examining evidence;

8) lead the session, ensuring the clarification of the circumstances that are important for the case;

9) take measures to ensure proper order in the session.

Participants in administrative proceedings and those present in the courtroom shall have the right to make written notes, keep a transcript and sound recording. Photographing, video recording, as well as broadcasting of the court session on radio and television shall be allowed with the permission of the court considering the case.

When a ruling is issued to hear a case in a closed court session, the persons participating in the closed court session shall be warned against disclosing the information and details of the judicial proceedings without the permission of the court, and a written acknowledgment shall be obtained from them. The written acknowledgment shall also reflect a warning regarding liability for breaching the said obligation in accordance with Article 239 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.