Germany

Criminal Procedure Code (Strafprozeßordnung, StPO)

PART ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IX
ARREST AND PROVISIONAL APPREHENSION

Section 114a
[Notification of Accused]

A copy of the warrant of arrest shall be handed over to the accused at the time of his arrest; if he does not have a sufficient command of the German language he shall additionally be provided with a translation in a language he understands. If it is not possible for a copy and, where necessary, a translation to be handed over to him,
he must be informed without delay, in a language he understands, of the grounds for his arrest and the accusations levied against him.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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