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Title II
Rights
CHAPTER EIGHT
Rights to protection
Article 76. In all processes where rights and obligations of any kind are set forth, the right to due process of law shall be ensured, including the following basic guarantees :
7. The right of persons to defense shall include the following guarantees :
f) To be helped free of charge by a translator or interpreter if the person does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are being conducted.
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:
(f) To have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness, if any of the proceedings of or documents presented to the Court are not in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks