Kiribati

Criminal Procedure Code

PART VIII
PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT ON INFORMATION

Pleading to information
240. (1) The accused person to be tried before the High Court upon an information shall be placed at the bar unfettered, unless the court shall see cause otherwise to order, and the information shall be read over to him by the Registrar or other officer of the court, and explained if need be by that officer or interpreted by the interpreter appointed by the court, and such accused person shall be required to plead instantly thereto, unless, where the accused person is entitled to service of a copy of the information, he shall object to the want of such service, and the court shall find that he has not been duly served therewith.


Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges
Rights during trial - interpretation and translation



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