'Rights during investigation - legal assistance' in document 'Sweden: Cooperation Ordinance '

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SECTION 4
When the International Criminal Court requests that a questioning is held with anyone whom there are grounds to believe has committed a crime that can be prosecuted at the Court, the prosecutor shall notify the person to be heard that the questioning will take place at the request of the International Criminal Court and that he or she:
3. is entitled to the assistance of defence counsel

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:
(c) To have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it