(1) Preliminary inquiries shall be secret.
(2) Anyone participating in the proceedings shall be bound by professional secrecy subject to
the penalties provided for in section 310 of the Penal Code; provided that the secrecy of
preliminary inquiries shall neither apply to the Legal Department nor to the defence.
(3) Notwithstanding the provision 01 sub-section (1), the Examining Magistrate may, if he
considers it necessary for the discovery of the truth, hold some of the proceedings in public or
cause the State Counsel to publish some of the facts which have been brought to his
knowledge.
(4) Any press release made by an Examining Magistrate, by virtue of sub-section 3 above
shall, under pain of the penalties provided for under section 169 of the Penal Code, be
published by media without comments, be they written, spoken or televised.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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