CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

Article 134

(1)   The presence of the defendant in criminal proceedings shall be provided by

serving him with summons. The summons shall be issued by a court.

(2)   The defendant shall be summoned by means of serving a sealed written

summons containing: the indication of the summoning court, the first name and
surname of the defendant, the criminal offence he is charged with, the place, date and
hour of appearance, information that the addressee is being summoned as a
defendant, the caution that in the case of his failure to appear he shall be brought in
by force, the official seal and the first name and surname of the judge who is serving
the summons.

(3)   When summoned for the first time, the defendant shall be informed of his right
to retain a defense counsel and of the right to have the defense counsel present
during the interrogation.

(4)   The defendant is bound immediately to notify the court of changes of his
address as well as of an intention to change his place of residence. The defendant
shall be instructed thereon at his first interrogation, or at the time the indictment
without investigation is served (Article 244, Paragraph 6) or when the motion to
indict or a private charge is served, and shall be warned of the consequences
prescribed by this Code.

(5)   If the defendant is unable to appear due to illness or other unavoidable

impediment, he shall be interrogated at the place where he is or transportation to the
court or other location where the action is being carried out shall be provided.