'Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel' in document 'Italy - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS

TITLE I
CIVIL RELATIONS

Art. 24

Defense is an inviolable right at every stage and instance of legal proceedings.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(d) To be questioned in the presence of counsel unless the person has voluntarily waived his or her right to counsel.