'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Kenya - International Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART V—DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Questioning persons

8 5. (1) Where there are grounds to believe that a person who is to be questioned by a Kenyan agency following a request under paragraph 1 (c) of article 91 the Rome Statute has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the person—

(e) shall be informed, before being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC and that he has the right—

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:
(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