Ecuador

Constitucion de la Republica del Ecuador

Title II
Rights

CHAPTER EIGHT
Rights to protection

Article 76. In all processes where rights and obligations of any kind are set forth, the right to due process of law shall be ensured, including the following basic guarantees :

7. The right of persons to defense shall include the following guarantees :

e) No one can be questioned, not even for purposes of inquiry, by the Office of the Attorney-General, by a police force authority or any other authority, without the presence of a private attorney or a court appointed defense attorney, or outside the premises authorized for this purpose.
f) To be helped free of charge by a translator or interpreter if the person does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are being conducted.
g) In court procedures, to be helped by an attorney of the person’s choice or by a court appointed defense attorney ; access to or free and confidential communication with the person’s defense attorney cannot be restricted.
h) To submit verbally or in writing the reasons or arguments of those who are being assisted and to respond to the arguments of the other parties ; to submit evidence and challenge the evidence that is submitted against them.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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