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General Part
FIRST SECTION
Main Provisions
Chapter II
Purposes and basic principles of criminal proceedings
Article 14. Guarantee of the right to liberty
14.4. The person detained or arrested shall be immediately informed of the reasons for detention or arrest, the nature of the suspicion or charge and his right not to give a statement and to seek legal aid from defence counsel.
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 :
90.7.1. to know what he is suspected of (the nature of the suspicion – factual description and legal classification of the offence of which he is accused) ;
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 :
153.2.1. inform the detainee immediately after detaining him of the grounds for detention, and explain to him his right not to testify against himself and his close relatives as well as his right to the assistance of defence counsel ;
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:
(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court