Chapter Tenth: Intervention of the Public Prosecution

Article 475

The public prosecutor has the right to initiate suit in the cases specified in Article 8, and he shall have in these cases the rights of parties.

Article 476

The Public Prosecution may intervene or join in the lawsuit stipulated in Article 8, in any stage the trial may be, and thus becomes an original party to the dispute.

Article 477

The court may, in any stage of the trial, order the case file to be sent to the Public Prosecution for its intervention in the cases stipulated in Article 8, and the intervention of the Public Prosecution in this case shall be mandatory.

Article 478

The public prosecutor expresses his opinion as an intervening party in the following cases: 1- The cases specified in Article 8 when the public prosecutor is not an original party in the suit. 2- Suits instituted against the state concerning liability arising from the acts of its agents or employees.

Article 479

1. The Public Prosecution is not required to appear before the Court of First Instance, even if it is a principal plaintiff or a joined party thereto. It shall, depending on the circumstances, submit the summons, records, memoranda, and evidence to the court or receive them therefrom, or express its opinion in writing when necessary. 2. In the event of the Public Prosecution's attendance, it shall be represented by one of the Public Prosecutors. 3. The Public Prosecution shall be represented before the Court of Appeal if it is a principal party to the trial, but it is not required to attend when it is only expressing its written opinion in the case.

Article 480

In all suits in which the public prosecutor is an intervening party, the parties may not, after submitting their statements and requests, ask for the floor nor submit new memoranda. They may only submit to the court a written statement to correct the.

Article 481

The Public Prosecution has the right to appeal in the cases stipulated in Article 8, even if it was not an original party in the trial of first instance, provided that the time limit for appeal in this case does not exceed six months from the date of issuance of the judgment, whether notified or not.

Article 482

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