'Rights during investigation - access to interpreter and translation if questioned in other language' in document 'Armenia - Law on Treatment of Arrestees and Detainees'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 2. LEGAL STATUS AND RIGHTS OF ARRESTEES AND DETAINEES, AND GUARANTEES OF PROTECTION OF THESE RIGHTS

Article 13. Rights of Arrestees and Detainees

1) to receive information in his/her mother tongue or other language he/she is fluent in about his/her rights, freedoms and responsibilities;

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