'Rights during investigation - access to interpreter and translation if questioned in other language' in document 'Russia - Criminal procedure code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part One. General Provisions

Section II. Participants in the Criminal Court Proceedings

Chapter 7. Participants in the Criminal Court Proceedings on the Side of the
Defence

Article 46. The Suspect

4. 6) to give the evidence and the explanations in his native tongue or in the language, of which he has a good command;
7) to make use of an interpreter's services free of charge ;

Part Two. Pre-Trial Proceedings

Section VIII. Preliminary Inquisition

Chapter 23. Bringing to Court the Accused. Bringing the Charge

Article 173. Interrogation of the Accused

2. At the beginning of the interrogation, the investigator shall find out whether the accused recognizes himself as being guilty, whether he wishes to give evidence on the merits of the charge brought against him and in what language. If the accused refuses to give evidence, the investigator shall make a corresponding entry into the protocol of his interrogation .

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(c) Shall, if questioned in a language other than a language the person fully understands and speaks, have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness