'Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel' in document 'Somalia-Constitution of Somalia'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

2.13.5


Individuals have the right to have a lawyer of their choice present during all interrogation. If this right is denied to Individuals, any evidence acquired from such interrogation will be invalid for use in later legal proceedings against the given Individual, other Individuals, or organizations.

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.