Switzerland

Federal Law on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court

CHAPTER IV: OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION
SECTION II: SPECIFIC FORMS OF COOPERATION

Art. 35 Questioning of a suspect

1 Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court, the person shall also have the following rights in addition to those provided in article 34:
a. to be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;
b. to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence;
c. to be defended by counsel of the person’s choosing or, if the person does not have counsel, to have the Central Authority assign counsel or, if applicable, a public defender;
d. to be questioned in the presence of counsel, unless the person has voluntarily waived the right to counsel.

2 The person shall be informed, prior to being questioned, of the rights provided in paragraph 1.

Keywords

Questioning of persons - national procedures for ICC proceedings



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