Serbia

Criminal Procedure Code

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

Temporary confinement of a suspect by the Public Prosecutor or Police in
preliminary investigation
Article 264

(7) If the suspect does not retain a defense counsel by himself, Public Prosecutor or the police authority shall make one available to him ex officio, from the list submitted by a respective Counsel Bar Association. The interrogation of the suspect shall be prolonged until defense counsel appears, but not longer than for six hours. If the presence of defense counsel is not secured even by that time, the Public Prosecutor or Police shall release the suspect or bring him before the competent Investigative Judge without delay.

Keywords

Rights during investigation - legal assistance



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