New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Questioning persons

90.
Procedure where questioning by New Zealand agency—

(2)If this section applies, the person to be questioned must be informed, before being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that the person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC and that the person has the right—

(a)to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence; and

(b)to have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to the person, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it; and

(c)to be questioned in the presence of a lawyer unless the person voluntarily waives the right to counsel.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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