Can a 14-year-old son refuse to testify to the investigator, as ...?
19.05.2023 17:42 • Question
... a witness against a friend regarding the theft of a phone?
1 Answers
Lorina Fedan
Answer provided 19.05.2023 21:09
Yes, it can. According to Art. 147 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine, minors and minors are not subject to being brought to court if they are witnesses who were duly summoned, but did not appear at the court session without valid reasons or did not report the reasons for their non-appearance.
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