BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter two. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Art. 15. (1) The accused shall be entitled to defence.

(2) The accused and the other persons participating in the penal procedure shall be provided with all procedural remedies necessary for the defence of their rights and legitimate interests.

(3) The court, the prosecutor and the investigating bodies shall make clear to the persons under Para 2 their procedural rights and shall provide them with the possibility to exercise those rights.

(4) The injured person shall be provided with the needed procedural remedies for the defence of his/her rights and legitimate interests.

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 make requests, notes and objections;

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:
(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her. The accused shall also be entitled to raise defences and to present other evidence admissible under this Statute