10. The police took a statement from me as a witness. Later, I was arrested and charged. Can the prosecution rely on my statement?

10. The police took a statement from me as a witness. Later, I was arrested and charged. Can the prosecution rely on my statement?

Generally speaking, the defence would argue that such kind of witness statement shall not be admissible evidence against the defendant (subject to the content, nature of the statement as well as how the prosecution would rely on it). If the prosecution intends to rely on that statement, the burden is on the prosecution to satisfy the court of the admissibility of the statement.