Code of Criminal Procedure Article 169
This English translation was last updated on 2020-01-15, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
If a presiding judge foresees that a witness, an expert witness, or the other co-defendants will not freely state what he knows in the presence of the accused, he may, after considering the opinion of the public prosecutor and defense attorney, order the accused to leave the court, provided that after the testimony is concluded, the accused shall be ordered to reenter the court and the important points of the testimony shall be related to him. Also, the accused shall be offered the opportunity to examine or to confront that person.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第169條
審判長預料證人、鑑定人或共同被告於被告前不能自由陳述者，經聽取檢察官及辯護人之意見後，得於其陳述時，命被告退庭。
但陳述完畢後，應再命被告入庭，告以陳述之要旨，並予詰問或對質之機會。
但陳述完畢後，應再命被告入庭，告以陳述之要旨，並予詰問或對質之機會。