Finally, witnesses rarely appear in court, and the prosecution generally reads out their statements, depriving the accused of the opportunity to cross-examine them, as per the 1996 CPL revision.
最后，证人很少出庭，一般由检方宣读其证言，从而剥夺了被告根据1996年修订的《刑事诉讼法》询问证人的机会。