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Yes, according to the Czech law the Czech judicial authority may allow the foreign authority upon its request to interview a suspect, accused, witness or expert via a video-conference device, if it is not appropriate or possible to interview this person in the foreign state.

Directive 2014/41/EU regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters was implemented in the Czech law and the EIO became effective as of 16 August 2018. It is applicable in relation to the Member States, which have also implemented the EIO Directive. For the countries, which have not implemented the EIO Directive so far, the following legal framework is applicable: Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union; Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters 1959, bilateral treaties on MLA in Criminal Matters - reciprocity based on the domestic law on MLA in Criminal matters.

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation Regional public prosecutor´s office for pre-trial stage of proceedings and regional court for trial stage of proceedings * execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

EIO – Czech and Slovak. When proceeding according to COE 1959 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and its additional Protocols and the EU 2000 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, translation of requests into Czech language is not required on the condition of reciprocity.

The EIO – deadline stipulated by the EIO Directive are implemented.

Hearing suspects/persons accused by video conference: It is necessary to specify questions that shall be asked.