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 give or to refuse to give explanations about the accusation.

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part two. EVIDENCING

Chapter thirteen. PROOFS

Section II. Voice Proofs

Art. 115. (1) The accused shall render his/ her explanations orally and directly before the respective body.

Reasons shall be rendered in the presence of a counsel, where the accused so requests. The request shall be entered in the record and the counsel shall be summoned for the interrogation.

(2) The accused shall not be interrogated on commission or by video-conference, except in the cases, where he/she is abroad and where this will not impede the revealing of the objective truth.

(3) The accused shall be entitled to give explanations at any time of the investigation and of the court investigation.

(4) The accused shall be entitled to refuse to give reasons.

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:
(g) Not to be compelled to testify or to confess guilt and to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence