CHAPTER 28
CONDUCT OF PROCEEDINGS

Oath, affirmation or admonition may be administered by or through an interpreter or intermediary

186. Where the person concerned is to give his or her evidence through an interpreter or an intermediary appointed under section 193(1), the oath, affirmation or admonition under section 184 or 185 must be administered by the presiding magistrate or, in the case of the High Court, by the presiding judge or the registrar through the interpreter or intermediary or by the interpreter in the presence or under the eyes of the presiding magistrate or, in the case of the High Court, the presiding judge.

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:
(f) To have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness, if any of the proceedings of or documents presented to the Court are not in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks