UAE Criminal Procedure Law

Article 167 — Article (167) Hearing the Testimony of Defense Witnesses

Book 3: COURTS · Part 2: Trial Procedures · Chapter 1: General Provisions: Section I: Service of Process Upon Litigants: Article (157) Appearance of the Accused Before the Court · Section 2: Hearing Order and Procedures: Article (161) Personal Appearance or Representation of the Defendant

1. After hearing the testimony of the prosecution witnesses, the court shall hear the testimony of defense witnesses who shall first be examined by the Defendant, and then by the Defendant liable for civil damages, then cross-examined by the Public Prosecution, and finally by the Plaintiff. The Defendant and the Defendant liable for civil damages shall each have the right to re-examine the witnesses to seek clarification of the facts to which they testified in their answers to the questions addressed to them. 2. Each litigant may request that the testimony of the above-mentioned witnesses be heard again in order to seek clarification or verification of the facts to which they testified, or request that the testimony of other witnesses be heard for this purpose.

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