Part II
THE COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS
A. CRIMINAL OFFENSE REPORT, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCE
Chapter XIX
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND SUBMISSION OF NOTIFICATION ON CRIMINAL OFFENCE
Interrogation of a suspect in preliminary investigation
Article 260
(2) It will be made possible for the citizen who in the course of collecting information became a suspect to establish a contact with the defense counsel by telephone, or other electronic message transmitter, either directly or with a help of his family members or third person whose identity must be known, and the police authority or Public Prosecutor may assist the suspect to retain a defense counsel.
(5) If the suspect is dumb, deaf or incapable of defending himself successfully, as well as in cases he is charged with the criminal offense with the stipulated penalty of more than 5 years and does not retain a defense counsel, and the defense counsel does not appear within four hours after the suspect established a contact with him as per paragraph 2 of the present Article, Public Prosecutor or Police shall appoint a defense counsel to the suspect ex officio from the list of counsels compiled by the Public Prosecutor at the suggestion of the Attorney Bar Association.
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
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