Part I General Provisions
Chapter XI Examination of Witnesses
Article 147
Any person may refuse to give testimony when there is a concern that such testimony may result in criminal prosecution or conviction against:
(i) said person's spouse, blood relatives within the third degree of kinship or relatives by affinity within the second degree of kinship or a person who formerly had such relationship with said person;
(ii) said person's guardian, the supervisor of said person's guardian or said person's curator;
(iii) a person for whom said person is a guardian, supervisor of a guardian or a curator.
Part II First Instance
Chapter III Public Trials
Section 1 Trial Preparation and Trial Proceedings
Article 311
(1) The accused may remain silent at all times or may refuse to answer particular questions.
(2) If the accused makes a statement voluntarily, the presiding judge may ask the accused any necessary questions at any time.
(3) The associate judge, the public prosecutor, the defense counsel, the codefendant or the defense counsel of said codefendant may, by notifying the presiding judge, also ask questions as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(g) Not to be compelled to testify or to confess guilt and to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence;