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PART 2
SPECIFIC RULES
TITLE 1
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
144. Provision to secure protection of the law.
(2) It shall be the duty of a court to ascertain the truth in every case provided that every person who is charged with a criminal offense ––
(b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offense charged ;
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:
(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks