Part One. General Provisions
Section I. Basic Provisions
Chapter 2. Principles of the Criminal Court Proceedings
Article 16. Guaranteeing the Right to the Defence for the Suspect and for the Accused
1. For the suspect and for the accused shall be guaranteed the right to defence, which they may exercise themselves or with the assistance of a counsel for the defence and/or of their legal representative.
2. The court, the prosecutor, the investigator and the inquirer shall explain to the suspect and to the accused their rights, and shall guarantee to them the possibility to defend themselves while resorting to all ways and means, not prohibited by the present Code.
3. In the cases stipulated by the present Code, obligatory participation of a counsel for the defence and/or of the legal representative of the suspect and of the accused shall be provided for by the officials, conducting the proceedings on the criminal case.
4. In cases stipulated by the present Code and by other federal laws, the suspect and the accused may make use of the advice of a counsel for the defence free of charge .
Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - legal assistance
Legal Aid
Rights during trial - adequate preparation of defence
Rights during trial - conduct defence in person
Rights during trial - raise defences
Rights during trial - unsworn oral or written statement in defence
Rights during trial - disclosure of evidence to defence
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