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Article 35 Severance

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Where—

(a)

an accused is charged with more than one offence; or

(b)

two or more accused are charged in the same charge sheet;

and the judge advocate rules that the fair trial of an accused may be prejudiced if the charges are not severed or that for any other reason it is desirable that the charges are severed, he may—

(i)

order the court to try only one or more charges;

(ii)

order the court to try only one or more accused;

(iii)

leave any charge or any accused to be tried by a new court.