CHAPTER 3. PECULIARITIES OF THE RIGHTS OF ARRESTEES AND DETAINEES
Article 15. Meetings with Attorney, Close Relatives and Other Persons
From the moment the criminal prosecution body’s decision about arrest, the arrest warrant or a decision on choosing detention as preventive punishment are announced, arrestees and detainees shall receive private and hindrance-free meetings with their attorney; the duration and the number of meetings shall not be limited; they shall also have meetings with their legal representative upon permission of the body conducting the criminal proceedings. Meetings with a lawyer acting as attorney in the case shall be permitted upon presentation of an ID and document issued by the Bar confirming that the bearer is in fact an attorney at law.
Meetings of arrestees and detainees with their attorneys shall be held in a place where employees of the places of arrest and detention can see, but cannot hear them.
Meetings of arrestees and detainees with close relatives, and in case of detainees – also meetings with representatives of the mass media and other persons, shall be permitted by a decision of the head of the place of arrest and detention.
In the interests of investigation, meetings of arrestees or detainees with close relatives, representatives of the mass media or other persons may be forbidden by a decision of the body conducting the criminal proceedings; this body must notify in writing the administration of places of arrest or detention of this decision.
Meetings with close relatives, representatives of the mass media or other persons shall be held under the surveillance of employees of places of arrest or detention. Any attempt by these persons to hand over to arrestees or detainees any forbidden articles, any materials hindering the investigation of the criminal case or helping to commit a new crime, imparting or attempting to impart information may lead to premature termination of the meeting.
Arrestees shall receive at least one meeting of up to an hour with close relatives.
Detainees shall receive at least two meetings of up to three hours in a month with close relatives, representatives of the mass media or other persons at least two meetings per month with up to three hours duration.
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
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