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(1)In criminal proceedings, the following provisions shall have effect—
(a)the wife or husband of the accused person shall be a competent, but not compellable, witness for the prosecution without the consent of the accused person; and
(b)the wife or husband of the accused person shall be a competent and compellable witness for the defence whether the accused person is charged alone or jointly with another person.
(2)In this section, and in section 121, "husband" and "wife" mean respectively the husband and wife of a subsisting marriage recognised as such under any written or customary law.
You have the right to stop your spouse from being forced to testify against you in a criminal case if you do not consent. However, the prosecution can...
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