'Rights during trial - free communication with counsel' in document 'Marshall Islands - Criminal Procedure Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II- PROCESS ; WARRANTS AND ARREST

ยง120. Rights of Persons Arrested.

(1) In any case of arrest it shall be unlawful :

(c) to deny to the person so arrested the right to see at reasonable intervals, and for a reasonable time at the place of detention, counsel, or members of family, or employer, or a representative of employer ;
(d) to refuse or fail to make a reasonable effort to send a message by telephone, facsimile transmission, messenger or other expeditious means, to any person mentioned in paragraph (c) of this subsection, provided the arrested person so requests and such message can be sent without expense to the Government of the Marshall Islands or the arrested person prepays any expense there may be to the Government ;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of the defence and to communicate freely with counsel of the accused's choosing in confidence