FIRST BOOK - General Provisions

PART FIVE - Interview and interrogation
CHAPTER TWO - Procedure of interview or interrogation
The style of an interview or interrogation

Article 147 – (1)
He shall be notified of his right to appoint a defense counsel, and that he may utilize his legal help, and that the defense counsel shall be permitted to be present during the interview or interrogation. If he is not able to retain a defense counsel and he requests a defense counsel, a defense counsel shall be

FIRST BOOK - General Provisions

PART SIX - Defense

CHAPTER ONE - Selection, appointment, duties, and powers of the defense counsel

Selection of the defense counsel by a suspect or accused
Article 149 – (1) The right of the lawyer to consult with the suspect or the accused, to be present during the interview or interrogation, and to provide legal assistance shall not be prevented, restricted at any stage of the investigation and prosecution phase.

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:
(d) To be questioned in the presence of counsel unless the person has voluntarily waived his or her right to counsel.