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same sex as the person being searched. Before the commencement of the search thewitnesses shall be instructed to observe the course of the search, as well as that theyare entitled to enter their objections to the record of the search if they believe that itscontents are not accurate.(4) Where the premises of public authorities, enterprises and other legal persons arebeing searched, their managing official shall be summoned to attend the search.(5) Where a law office is being searched, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Articleor in the absence of the lawyer to whom the office belongs, a representative of thecompetent bar association shall be summoned, and if that is not possible, anotherlawyer who is a member of the same bar association.(6) Searches and inspections of military premises shall be implemented on the basis ofauthorisation issued by the competent armed forces officer.(7) Searches of abode or persons shall be conducted with care and respect for thedignity of the person and right to privacy, and without unnecessarily disturbing thepeace.(8) A record shall be made of every search of abode or persons and signed by theperson whose premises or person were being searched, and the persons whosepresence is mandatory. Only objects connected to the purpose of the search shall beseized. The objects and documents being seized shall be entered and accuratelydesignated in the search record, which facts shall also be entered in the receipt whichshall immediately be served to the person from whom the objects and/or documentswere seized.(9) Video and audio recordings may be made of the course of the search, and objectsfound during the search may be photographed separately. These recordings shall beattached to the search records.Article 80Where during searches of abodes or persons objects are found not linked to the criminaloffence in connection with which the search was ordered but indicating the existence ofanother criminal offence prosecutable ex officio, these shall be described in the searchrecord and seized, and a receipt of the seizure shall be issued immediately. A publicprosecutor shall promptly be notified of the foregoing for the purpose of initiating criminalproceedings. The objects shall be returned immediately if the public prosecutor finds nogrounds for instituting criminal proceedings, and there exists no other legal foundationfor confiscating the objects.Article 81(1) Authorised officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs may enter abodes or premiseswithout a warrant issued by the court and where required by exigency conduct searcheswithout the presence of witnesses, if the holder of the abode so requests, if someone iscalling for assistance, in order to enforce a court decision to place a person in detention