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Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act
Chapter three - EXTRADITION PROCEDURE
Title I - Extradition at the request of another state
Article 13
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(6) Within the period under para 5 the District Prosecutor shall appoint a defence counsel and an interpreter to the person where he/she has no command of the Bulgarian language and shall lodge an application for his/her provisional arrest with the respective District Court.
Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act
Chapter three - EXTRADITION PROCEDURE
Title I - Extradition at the request of another state
Article 14
(4) Within the period under para 2 the District Prosecutor shall:
1. Provide the requested person with a defence counsel, where the latter has none, and an interpreter if he/she has no command of the Bulgarian language;
Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act
Chapter three - EXTRADITION PROCEDURE
Title I - Extradition at the request of another state
Article 15
(2) The prosecutor shall ensure the appearance of the requested person. The participation of a defence counsel and an interpreter in the court hearing shall be mandatory.
Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act
Chapter three - EXTRADITION PROCEDURE
Title I - Extradition at the request of another state
Article 17
(2) The court shall appoint a defence counsel to the requested person and an interpreter where he/she has no command of the Bulgarian language and shall explain his/her right to consent to immediate extradition and the implications thereof.
Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
2. Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court and that person is about to be questioned either by the Prosecutor, or by national authorities pursuant to a request made under Part 9, that person shall also have the following rights of which he or she shall be informed prior to being questioned:
(c) To have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it