Slovenia

Cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the International Criminal Court Act 2002

VI. ARREST, DETENTION AND SURRENDER OF A PERSON TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 10

(3) The person arrested must be immediately informed in his own language or a language that he understands that he has been arrested, and the reasons for the arrest. He must be immediately advised that he is under no obligation to make any statements, that he has the right to immediate legal aid through legal counsel of his own choice and that the competent authorities are obliged to inform his relatives of his arrest should he request them to do so. If the person is not a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, he must also be advised that he has the right to contact the diplomatic/consular representative office of the state of which he is a citizen.

(4) The police authorities must bring a person who has been arrested before the competent investigating judge without delay.

(5) The investigating judge shall confirm the identity of the person produced, and once more inform him of his rights referred to in the third paragraph of this article, and inform him that any statement he makes in the proceedings before the court may be used in evidence against him. The investigating judge shall also immediately inform the person that he has been arrested for the purpose of surrender to the Court.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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