'Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges' in document 'Malawi - Criminal procedure code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART VIII
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMMITTAL OF ACCUSED PERSONS FOR TRIAL BEFORE THE HIGH COURT

264. Charge to be read to accused, etc.

At the commencement of a preliminary enquiry the magistrate shall read the charge to the accused but the accused shall not be required to make any reply thereto.

PART X
TRIALS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT

303. Commencement of trial in the High Court : plea and directions hearing

(3) At the plea and directions hearing, the charge shall be read out and explained to the accused, and he shall be asked whether he admits or denies the truth of the charge.

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