Reorganisation in the Republic of Mali. A defendant in pre-trial detention shall be transferred, no later than 24 Hours after the order and at the request of the public prosecutor, to the remand prison closest to where he/she will be transported from under escort on the day of the hearing. Mobile court hearings sh all take place in accordance with the provisions of articles 380 et seq. of this code. CHAPTER VIII - THE PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING THE TESTIMONY OF THE HEAD OF STATE, HEAD OF GOVERNEMENT AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN POWERS ART 604: The President of the Republic, Head of State, the Prime Minister, Head of Government and other sitting members of Government, may testify as witnesses only pursuant to authorisation by the Council of Ministers, based on the report from the Minister of Justice. This authorisation shall be given through a decree. ART 605: When an appearance takes place pursuant to the authorisation provided for in the previous article, the testimony shall be received subject to standard procedures. ART 606: When the appearance is not requested or is not authorised, the testimony shall be taken in writing in the home of the witness by the first president of the court of appeal or if the witness resides outside the court's headquarters, by the president of the court of first instance or the Justice of the Peace with extended jurisdiction of his/her place of residence. In fact, the magistrate referred to herein above shall send a statement of the facts and a list of the requests as well as questions for which the testimony is needed, to the court to which the case has been sent. ART 607: The testimony received shall immediately be forwarded to the registry or sent, closed and stamped, to the registry of the requesting court and immediately made known to the public prosecutor as well as the relevant parties. At the Court of Assizes, it shall be read out publicly and subjected to proceedings. ART 608: The written testimony of the representative of a foreign power shall be requested through the Minister of Foreign Affairs. If this request is approved, the testimony shall be taken down by the first president of the court of appeal or by the magistrate he/she delegates. The procedures spelt in articles 606 and 607 shall be followed. CHAPTER IX- THE PROSECUTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OFFENCES ART 609: Offences provided for by articles 86 to 97; 98 to 101; 102 to 105; 106 and 107; 108 and 109; 110 and 111; 112 to 119; 120 to 123; 298 and 299; 301 to 303 of the Penal Code and the incriminations spelt out by the Commerce Code; Tax Code; Customs Code; Public Contracts Code, Finances and Accounting Law shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code subject to the provisions herein after. ART 610: To prosecute and investigate offences subject to article 609 herein above, an economic and financial division shall be set up in courts of first instance in the Commune III under the Bamako, Kayes, Mopti District and which is made up of: - - a special prosecution office under the authority and guidance of the State Counsel; specialised investigation units; a specialised investigation brigade known as the economic and finance brigade made up of judicial police officials and officers from the gendarmerie and police assigned to the Minister of Justice by the Ministers of the Armed Forces and Security Forces ; specialist assistants in economic, financial, tax and customs issues assigned to the Minister of Justice by the Minister of the Public Service. 87