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(2) At the close of the investigations he shall forward directly to the State Counsel the originaland a copy of his report as well as all other relevant documents.(3) An inventory shall be made of all the objects seized. They shall then be placed under seal anddeposited with the Legal Department. A copy of the report on the seizure shall be given to theperson who had possession of the objects.Section 90:(1) The police report shall state:(a) The date and time when each phase of investigations started and ended;(b) The full name and the status of the investigator;(c) Where necessary, the authorization referred to in section 88 (2).(2) Each sheet of the original of the report or of the statement register shall bear the signature ofthe investigator;(3) When all or part of a written report l"!" is devoted to the recording of statements from or tothe confrontation of persons the said persons shall, after the reading and, where necessary,interpretation of the statements, initial each sheet of the report and all erasures, alterations andinterlineations therein. The interpreters shall also initial each sheet of the report and all erasures,alterations and interlineations not initialled shall be inadmissible.(4) The last page of the report or statement register shall be signed by the maker, the investigatorand by the interpreters, if any.(5) Any person asked to sign a report or statement register but who does not know or cannot signshall be asked to affix his right thumb-print to the document. Where this is not possible theinvestigator shall choose any other finger and authenticate its print.(6) The investigator shall, in case of refusal to sign or thumb-print, mention this fact in his report.(7) Any person asked to sign a reportor statement register may make any necessary reservations thereon before signing it. Suchreservation shall be explicit and unambiguous.(8) Any person who is called upon make a statement may either dictate it the investigator orwrite it in a statement register or where there is none, write it on - any sheet of paper.
Section 91: Unless otherwise provided by law, reports written by judicial police officers shallserve only as mere information.CHAPTER IIPOLICE INVESTIGATIONSSUB-CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONSSection 92:(1) (a) A judicial police officer may, in the course of an investigation, question any person whosestatement is likely to lead to the discovery of the truth.(b)The person summoned for questioning shall appear and answer any question and if he fails toappear, the judicial police officer shall inform the State Counsel who may issue a writ of capias<strong>against</strong> him. Such person shall be brought before the said State Counsel(2) A judicial police officer may:- conduct the search of a house, or premises and make seizures in accordance with the provisionsof sections 93 to 100;- remand persons in police custody, pursuant to sections 119 and following;- request the assistance of any expert or of any person capable of assisting him in any givenphase of the investigation; make a request in writing for transportation with immediate effect, inany public or private road, railway, water or air transport vehic1e. The original of the writtenrequest shall be left with the carrier.(3) In cases of felonies and misdemeanours punishable with at least two years imprisonments,the judicial police officer may, on the written authorization of the State Counsel, and under thecontrol of the latter, in accordance with the conditions laid down in section 245, in the course ofthe investigations:- intercept, record or transcribe all correspondences sent by means of telecommunication;- take any photographs at private premises.
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