Where substituted service is effected on the accused and he does not appear,
he shall tried in absentia.
However, where the court considers that the personal appearance of the accused is
necessary, it shall so order by an interlocutory ruling and fix a new date for the hearing , which
shall be notified to him by the Legal Department.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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