Article 145 — Statemellts made in police investigation may be put UIevidence.

(1) The court may, on the request of the accused or the prosecutor, refer to statement made by a witness to a police officer in the course of police in- vestigation. (2) It may then, if it thinks it expetlil!nt in the interests of justice, direct the accused to. be furnished with a copy thereof and such statement may be used to impeach the credit of such witness.