institutions to handle ordinary criminal cases that are committed in society by soldiers and
employees.
Article 33 (Methods for Discovering Evidence)
Evidence shall be discovered in accordance with the strength and wisdom of the masses and
based on technological ways and means. Institutions, enterprises, organizations and citizens must
voluntarily comply with the requests of detectives, investigators and courts to discover evidence.
Article 34 (Securing Evidence)
Evidence discovered shall be secured by means of making an affidavit or report. It may be
secured by means of taking a photo, drawing a rough map or by audio or visual recording as
necessary. In this case, it shall be stated in the affidavit or report concerned.
Article 35 (Review of Evidence)
A detective, investigator, prosecutor, judge, or court shall review by means of analysing the
evidence collected itself or by comparing it against other evidence that has been confirmed or
evidence that has been newly collected.
Article 36 (Evaluation of Evidence)
A detective, investigator, prosecutor, judge, or court shall comprehensively evaluate evidence
collected and reviewed and confirmed as stipulated by the law individually or in relation to each
other.
Article 37 (Evaluation of Statements of Defendant or Accused)
Statements of a defendant or of an accused received through means of coercion or inducement
may not be used as evidence. In cases where the statement of the defendant or of the accused is
the sole evidence, it shall be recognised that his or her crime has not been able to be proved.
Even materials where he or she has surrendered or confessed shall be recognised if other
evidence related to it is discovered. If it is objectively revealed that the statement of a defendant
or of an accused that does not recognize the crime is a falsehood according to other evidence, it
shall be recognized that the crime has been proven.
Article 38 (Form of Registration and Securing of Exhibits)
Exhibits shall be registered in an exhibit discovery report, exhibit submission report, search and
seizure report, or report of inspection of the scene according to where and through what means it
was found. In cases where there is a need to separately secure the characteristics, state or traces
of an exhibit, it shall be secured as a report of inspection of the scene.
Article 39 (Collection and Observation of Exhibits)