Article 58. Identification and Confirmation

Identification is an investigative measure whereby a witness or injured party identifies the accused person or defendant [to be the person] whom he knows or saw commit the offence.

Confirmation is an investigative measure whereby a witness or injured party certifies an object relating to the offence or dead body that he knows about or has seen.

When necessary, the investigator, interrogator, or public prosecutor shall require witnesses, injured parties, suspects, or accused persons to identify individuals or confirm objects or dead bodies.

Before identification or confirmation, the person identifying individuals or confirming objects or dead bodies shall give testimony regarding the circumstances that he knows about or has seen, [and shall also] inform about the distinguishing features, appearance, and special characteristics of the individual, object, or dead body.

In identification of individuals, the individual to be identified shall be brought together with at least three individuals who have similar physical features, [and] the person identifying shall be brought to carry out the

83 Literally “be sent together with”.

84 The organisation that is conducting the relevant stage (or level) of the proceedings.