'Rights during investigation - remain silent' in document 'Croatia - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE 2009

Part one – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Article 7

(2) A person arrested under suspicion of having committed a criminal offence shall be promptly informed of:

2) that he is under no obligation to testify,

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE 2009

Part one – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter VI - DEFENDANT AND DEFENCE COUNSEL

1. Rights of the Defendant

Article 64
(1) In criminal proceedings, the defendant shall have the right to:

2. freely testify, refuse to testify completely or refuse to answer a posed question,

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:
(b) To remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence