I Procedural standards Article 166. Disciplinary proceedings are the means by which disciplinary accountability is enforced. Disciplinary proceedings are summary and do not require special formalities, provided that there is a hearing and an opportunity for the Defendant to put forward a defence. The examining magistrate must reject such measures as are clearly ineffectual or time-wasting, giving grounds for the refusal. The system of impediments and suspicions for criminal proceedings shall apply, with the necessary adjustments, to disciplinary proceedings.
Disciplinary proceedings are confidential in nature until a final decision has been reached.
Certificates of procedural documents may be forwarded upon application on grounds by the Defendant, where these are for the purpose of defending legitimate interests. The investigation of the disciplinary proceedings must be completed within a period of 30 days. The time period referred to in the previous paragraph may only be extended where there are justifying grounds. The examining magistrate must give notice to the Governing Board of the Public Prosecution Service and to the Defendant of the date when the investigation of the proceedings shall commence. During the phase of investigation there shall be no limit on the number of witnesses.