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Article 144

De l'interrogatoire des prévenus

Criminal Procedure
Titre II: De la procédure criminelle (On Criminal Procedure)
Chapitre IV: De l'interrogatoire des prévenus (On the Interrogation of the Accused)

Le juge d'instruction sera tenu de vaquer en personne, à l'interrogatoire des prévenus, assisté du greffier seulement, à peine de nullité, d'interdiction contre le juge et le greffier, et en outre de cent gourdes d'amende contre chacun d'eux.

Life lesson: The investigating judge must personally conduct every interrogation, with only the clerk present — delegating this duty means nullification of the proceedings, suspension, and a hundred-gourde fine for both.
Notes: Mandatory personal judicial interrogation: juge d'instruction in person + greffier only. Triple sanction for violation: nullité + interdiction + 100 gourdes amende each. Heaviest procedural penalty yet in this law. Ensures direct judicial engagement with accused. No delegation permitted.
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