'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Fiji-Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 2 - BILL OF RIGHTS

Right to personal liberty
SECTION 9

(3) If a person is detained pursuant to a measure authorised under a state of emergency—
(a) the person must, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 7 days after the start of the detention, be given a statement in writing, in a language that the person understands, specifying the grounds of the detention;

CHAPTER 2 - BILL OF RIGHTS

Rights of arrested and detained persons
SECTION 13

(1) Every person who is arrested or detained has the right—
(a) to be informed promptly, in a language that he or she understands, of—
(i) the reason for the arrest or detention and the nature of any charge that may be brought against that person;

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:
(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court