CHAPTER II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
51. Rights of the accused
Everyone charged with an offence has the right :
(a) to be informed without delay of the specific offence in a language understood by the accused ;
(b) to be tried within a reasonable time ;
(c) not to be compelled to testify ;
(d) to an interpreter to be provided by the State where he does not speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted, or is deaf or mute ;
(e) to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with and instruct legal counsel of his own choosing ;
(f) to be tried in person, and to defend himself through legal counsel of his own choosing ;
(g) to examine the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses ;
(h) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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