'Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel' in document 'Marshall Islands - Rules of Criminal Procedure'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

TITLE IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule 44. Right to and Appointment of Counsel

(a) Right to Appointed Counsel. A defendant who is unable to obtain counsel is entitled to have counsel appointed to represent the defendant at every stage of the proceeding from initial appearance through appeal, unless the defendant waives this right.

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