Article 171 of Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials

Each party may submit written memoranda of his defence to the court, which shall be placed in the case file. Upon completion of the investigation, the court shall hear the pleadings of the civil claimant, then the pleadings of the accused or his representative and those of the person liable for civil damages. The prosecutor and the civil claimant may comment on the statements of the accused and the person liable for civil damages, provided that the accused and the person liable for civil damages are allowed to respond. The accused shall always be the last to speak.