'Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges' 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 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:
(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks