Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

Right to Defense

Article 12

(4) If the accused persons do not retain a defence attorney by themselves, they shall be appointed an ex officio defence attorney by the court, when stipulated so by the present Code.

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

Right to Defense

Article 12

(6) The suspects shall have the right to a defence attorney in accordance with the present Code.

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter VI
DEFENSE ATTORNEY

Appointment of Defense Attorney Due to Adverse Financial Situation

Article 70
(1) When conditions for mandatory defense are not met, but it is required so by the interests of fairness, at the request of the accused persons, they may be appointed a defense attorney if they are not able to bear the costs of defense under their financial situation.

(2) The decision on the request shall be rendered by the competent State Prosecutor in the preliminary investigation and in the investigation and after the indictment is brought, the President of the Court in accordance with the order on the list of the Bar Chamber.

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

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:
(d) Subject to article 63, paragraph 2, to be present at the trial, to conduct the defence in person or through legal assistance of the accused's choosing, to be informed, if the accused does not have legal assistance, of this right and to have legal assistance assigned by the Court in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment if the accused lacks sufficient means to pay for it