'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Estonia - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 9. Safeguarding of personal liberty and respect for human dignity

(2) A person taken into custody shall be immediately notified of the court's decision on taking into custody in a language and manner which he or she understands.

Chapter 2
PERSONS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDING

Division 4
Suspect and Accused

§ 34. Rights and obligations of suspects

(1) A suspect has the right to :

1) know the content of the suspicion and give or refuse to give testimony with regard to the content of the suspicion ;

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