TITLE III
EVIDENCE AND MEANS OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER III
MEANS OF EVIDENCE
Section I
Statements of the accused person or the defendant
Art. 70 - Before being heard, the accused person or defendant is asked about his/her name, surname, nickname, date and place of birth, name and surname of parents, citizenship, education, military service, working place, occupation, address, criminal antecedents and other data necessary to determine his/her personal situation.
The accused person or defendant is then informed about the deed that makes the object of the case, the right to have a defender, as well as the right not to make any statement, at the same time being informed that everything he declares may be used against him/her as well. If the accused person or defendant makes a statement, he/she is asked to declare everything he/she knows related to the deed and to the accusation in connection to this.
If the accused person or defendant agrees to make a statement, the criminal investigation body, before hearing him/her, asks him/her to write personally a statement related to the guilt he is made responsible of.
Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - legal assistance
Rights during investigation - self incrimination
Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges
Rights during trial - remain silent
Rights during trial - unsworn oral or written statement in defence
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