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The Enforcement Of Procedural Rights Of Cognitively Vulnerable Participants Of Criminal Proceedings

Table 1: Results of a survey of 30 judges of the Siberian Federal District on the procedural position of cognitively vulnerable persons as participants in criminal proceedings

Question Yes (number of people) No (number of people)
1. Were there cases of criminal proceedings in your practice where the defendant/victim/witness was a person with limited cognitive abilities, if yes, then: 23 7
* Have you experienced difficulties due to this situation? 12 11
* Had those persons encountered difficulties in exercising their rights? 17 6
2. Do you think it is possible (correct) to provide additional guarantees to enable such persons to participate fully in criminal proceedings? 24 6
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