BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter seven. ACCUSED

Section I. General Provisions

Art. 55. (1) The accused shall have the following rights:

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to have a defender;

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter seven. ACCUSED

Section I. General Provisions

Art. 55 (1)

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The accused shall have the right of participation of his/her defender in the performance of all of the actions of investigation and other procedural actions with his/her participation, except if he/she abandons explicitly this right.

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter ten. LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Section I. Defender

Art. 93. (1) The defender shall be selected and empowered by the accused, except in the cases as provided in this code.

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(d) Subject to article 63, paragraph 2, to be present at the trial, to conduct the defence in person or through legal assistance of the accused's choosing, to be informed, if the accused does not have legal assistance, of this right and to have legal assistance assigned by the Court in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment if the accused lacks sufficient means to pay for it