2.13.7


Arrested Individuals must be charged with a specific offense before a Judge of a Court within 72 hours of their arrest. They must be given opportunities for release until trial, by submitting a reasonable bail whenever the risk of flight is reasonable. Charged Individuals must be brought to trial within a reasonable period of time. Charged Individuals have the right to confront witnesses against them and to obtain compulsory testimony of witnesses potentially favorable to their positions.

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:
(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her. The accused shall also be entitled to raise defences and to present other evidence admissible under this Statute