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Rule 20
To be heard in closed session

(1) Cases of children accused of criminal acts shall be heard in closed court in accordance with Section 35 of the Act. During such a hearing, only the child's father, mother, family member, guardian or legal practitioner, government lawyer, the victim of the case and his legal practitioner and the person allowed by the court will be allowed to enter.
(2) When children are interrogated, a camera can be installed in a separate room of the juvenile court and arrangements can be made to interrogate the children in the same room and show them on the screen of the courtroom.
(3) The Juvenile Court may appoint a child psychologist or a person who can easily communicate with children to conduct the inquiry in accordance with sub-rule (2). In this way, as long as the person-designate is available, a person who has received training in juvenile justice should be appointed.
(4) When interrogating according to sub-rule 3), the child's father, mother, guardian or legal practitioner may sit with the child.