he/she shall order that the case file and a statement on the exhibits be forwarded forthwith by the State Counsel to the Attorney General of the Court of Appeal, who will refer the case to the Indictment Chamber. Warrants of arrest or detention against the person charged shall remain enforceable until the Indictment Chamber rules. The exhibits shall remain at the court registry unless otherwise provided. ART 186: Orders on partial dismissal of a case may be made during a criminal investigation. ART 187: Notice of any judicial orders shall be given within twenty-four hours through registered mail or any other appropriate means to the counsels of the person charged and the party claiming damages. In the same manner and time limit, orders closing the investigation shall be notified to the person charged, and orders to refer or forward documents to the Attorney General shall be notified to the party claiming damages. If the person charged is detained, he/she shall be notified by the court registrar. Notice of any order violating these requirements shall be given by the court registrar to the State Counsel on the same day on which it is passed, under pain of a civil fine of 5,000 CFA Francs imposed by the President of the Indictment Chamber. Orders against which the person charged or the party claiming damages may appeal shall be served within twenty-four hours pursuant to a motion from the Public Prosecutor. ART 188: Orders made by the investigating judge under this Article shall contain the full names, date, place of birth, domicile and profession of the person charged. They shall specify the legal description of the act he/she is charged with and, clearly state, the reasons why there are or are not sufficient charges against him/her. Section X- Appeals against Rulings by the Investigating Judge ART 189: The State Counsel and the Attorney General may appeal in all cases against rulings from the investigating judge. The party claiming damages and the person charged may also file an appeal against an order by which the judge has ruled on his/her competence, either of his/her own motion, or pursuant to objections, as well as an order dismissing an application for an expert opinion or counter-expert opinion The person charged may, in addition, appeal against rulings relating to the initiation of proceedings to claim damages and his/her release from detention. The party claiming damages may equally appeal against rulings to not investigate, dismiss a case or any orders negatively affecting his/her civil claims. However, in no case may he/she appeal against an order or the provisions of a ruling relating to the detention of the person charged or in respect of judicial supervision. ART 190: The appeal must be filed through a statement filed at the court registry within a period of three days; against the State Counsel as from the date of the order, against the party claiming damages and against the person charged who is free, running from the date the summons was served on them at the domicile they elected in the court's seat, against the detained person charged as from the time he/she is informed about the order by the court registrar. The service and information prescribed by the preceding paragraph shall be carried out no later than twenty-four hours as from the date of the order. 36

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