General Part

FIRST SECTION
Main Provisions

Chapter II
Purposes and basic principles of criminal proceedings

Article 26. The language used in criminal proceedings

26.1. Criminal proceedings in the courts of the Azerbaijan Republic shall be conducted in the official language of the Azerbaijan Republic or in the language of the majority of the population in the relevant area.

26.2. In the event that the parties do not know the language used in court, the judicial authority shall guarantee the following rights to them :

26.2.1. their right to use their mother tongue ;
26.2.2. the right to use the services of an interpreter free of charge during the investigation and court hearings, to be fully familiar with all documents relating to the case and criminal prosecution and to use their mother tongue in court.

26.3. The rights of parties who do not know the language used in criminal proceedings, as provided for under Article 26.2.2 of this Code, shall be secured at the expense of the budget of the Azerbaijan Republic.

26.4. The judicial authority shall provide the relevant persons with the necessary documents in the language used during the trial.

General Part

SECOND SECTION
THE COURTS AND THE PARTIES TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter IX
THE DEFENCE

Article 90. The suspect

90.7. From the outset of detention or the decision on the choice of restrictive measure, the suspect shall exercise the following rights in accordance with this Code :

90.7.11. to give statements in his mother tongue or a language he knows ;
90.7.12. to have the help of an interpreter free of charge ;

General Part

SECOND SECTION
THE COURTS AND THE PARTIES TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter IX
THE DEFENCE

Article 91. The accused

91.5. The accused shall exercise the following rights in accordance with this Code :

91.5.11. to give statements in his mother tongue or in a language he knows ;
91.5.12. to have the help of an interpreter free of charge ;

General Part

SECTION FOUR
COERCIVE PROCEDURAL MEASURES

Chapter XVI
DETENTION

Article 153. Safeguarding of detainees’ rights

153.2. To secure the rights of the detainee, the officials of the prosecuting authority and those in charge of the temporary detention facility shall :

153.2.9. secure the right of any person who does not know the language of the criminal proceedings to use the services of an interpreter free of charge ;

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(c) Shall, if questioned in a language other than a language the person fully understands and speaks, have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness