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(1) During the investigation parties and aggrieved persons may make proposals to theinvestigating judge for the performance of certain actions. If the investigating judge doesnot agree with a proposal of the public prosecutor for the performance of certaininvestigatory actions, he shall ask the chamber (Article 24 paragraph 6) to rule thereon.(2) Parties and aggrieved persons may also make the proposals referred to in paragraph1 of this Article to the investigating judge entrusted with the performance of certaininvestigatory actions. If the investigating judge does not agree with the proposal, he shallnotify thereof the proposer, who may make the proposal again to the investigating judgeof the competent court.Article 251(1) The interrogation of an accused person may be conducted only in the presence ofthe public prosecutor. Subsidiary prosecutors, private prosecutors, defence counsel andthe accused person interrogated and his defence counsel may attend the interrogation ofthe accused person.(2) The prosecutor, the aggrieved, the accused person and defence counsel may attendcrime scene inspections and the questioning of expert witnesses.(3) The prosecutor and defence counsel may attend searches of abodes.(4) The prosecutor, the accused person, defence counsel and aggrieved persons mayattend the questioning of witnesses.(5) The investigating judge is required to notify in an appropriate manner the prosecutor,defence counsel, aggrieved persons and the accused person of the time and location ofthe performance of investigatory actions which they may attend, except where there is adanger of deferrals. If the accused person has a defence counsel, the investigatingjudge shall as a rule notify only the defence counsel. If the accused person is indetention, and the investigatory action is being performed outside the seat of the court,the investigating judge shall decide whether the presence of the accused person isnecessary.(6) If persons sent notices of an investigatory action are not present, the action may alsobe performed in their absence. If the public prosecutor or person representing him doesnot attend a duly scheduled interrogation of the accused person, the interrogation shallbe postponed, unless the time limit referred to in Article 228 paragraph 2 of this Codewould expire. The investigating judge shall notify the competent public prosecutor aboutthe failure of the public prosecutor or person representing the public prosecutor to bepresent.(7) Persons attending investigatory actions may propose that the for the purpose ofclarifying matters the investigating judge pose certain questions to the accused, witnessor expert witness, and if so permitted by the investigating judge, may ask such questionsdirectly. These persons are entitled to request that their objections in respect of theperformance of certain actions be noted in the record, and may also propose that certainevidence be adduced.