'Rights during investigation - legal assistance' in document 'Kazakhstan - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Section II.
The Individual and Citizen

Article 13

2. Everyone shall have the right to judicial defense of his rights and freedoms.

Section II.
The Individual and Citizen

Article 13

3. Everyone shall have the right to qualified legal assistance. In cases stipulated by law, legal assistance shall be provided free of charge.

Section II.
The Individual and Citizen

Article 16

3. Every person detained, arrested and accused of committing a crime shall have the right to the assistance of a defense lawyer (defender) from the moment of detention, arrest or accusation.

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:
(c) To have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it