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(3) Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right

(k) to be tried in a language that the accused person understands or, if that is
not practicable, to have the proceedings interpreted in that language;

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(4) Whenever this section requires information to be given to a person, that
information must be given in a language that the person understands.

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