'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Turkey - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

CHAPTER TWO
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL

III. Personal Liberty and Security
ARTICLE 19. (As amended on October 17, 2001)

Individuals arrested or detained shall be promptly notified, and in all cases in writing, or orally, when the former is not possible, of the grounds for their arrest or detention and the charges against them; in cases of offences committed collectively this notification shall be made, at the latest, before the individual is brought before a judge.

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