'Rights during trial - free communication with counsel' in document 'Timor Leste - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III
ORGANISATION OF POLITICAL POWER

TITLE V
COURTS

CHAPTER III
LAWYERS

Section 136 (Guarantees in the activity of lawyers)

2. Lawyers have the right to contact their clients personally with guarantees of confidentiality, especially where the clients are under detention or arrest in military or civil prison centres.

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