Cap. 9 чл. 549AGuarantees for the suspect and the victim.

(1) When a person who is the suspect or is otherwise the subject of an inquest is called as a witness at the inquest, he shall be informed before commencing to give evidence that he is a suspect or is the subject of the inquest and of the offence which it is considered that he may have committed and the reasons therefor. Such person shall be granted the right to be assisted by an advocate and shall have all the safeguards that result from the law applicable to criminal investigations including the right to access the materials of the case in terms of article 534AF.

(2) All the rights mentioned in the preceding sub-article shall also apply to the victim of the offence who is called as a witness in the inquest.

(3) A person who is a suspect or a person who considers that he is the subject of an inquest may by means of an application to the Magistrate request to give his evidence in the inquest and indicate witnesses and other proof to the Magistrate, and if it results to the Magistrate that such a person is the suspect or the subject of the inquest, the Magistrate shall accede to the request and shall within a reasonable time before the date appointed for the giving of such evidence, place at the disposal of such person such relevant evidence as the Magistrate considers appropriate on the basis of which such person is considered as the suspect or the subject of the inquest:

*Vide Article 11 of Act VIII of 2025. †Vide Article 11 of Act VIII of 2025. Provided that the stage of the inquest when a person who files an application in accordance with this sub-article shall be called to give evidence and which witnesses and other proof indicated by him shall be brought in the inquest shall be determined by the Magistrate.