'Rights during investigation - remain silent' in document 'Slovenia: Cooperation with the ICC Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

VI. ARREST, DETENTION AND SURRENDER OF A PERSON TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 10
(3) The person arrested must be immediately informed in his own language or a language that he understands that he has been arrested, and the reasons for the arrest. He must be immediately advised that he is under no obligation to make any statements, that he has the right to immediate legal aid through legal counsel of his own choice and that the competent authorities are obliged to inform his relatives of his arrest should he request them to do so. If the person is not a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, he must also be advised that he has the right to contact the diplomatic/consular representative office of the state of which he is a citizen.

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