'Rights during trial - remain silent' in document 'Guyana - Criminal Law (procedure) Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III
PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT

TITLE 11 - TRIAL

Plea

144. Pleading and refusal to plead.

(2) If the accused person wilfully refuses to plead or will not answer directly, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order the Registrar to enter a plea of not guilty, and the plea so entered shall have the same force and effect as if the accused person had actually so pleaded.

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:
(g) Not to be compelled to testify or to confess guilt and to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence