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CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE - Adopted on 24 July 2000
TITLE I: FREEDOMS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES
CHAPTER 1: Freedoms and Rights
Article 22
No one may be arbitrarily detained. Any accused person shall be presumed innocent until his or her culpability has been established following a procedure offering him or her guarantees indispensable to his or her defence.
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