Timor-Leste

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

PART II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, DUTIES, LIBERTIES AND GUARANTEES

TITLE II
PERSONAL RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND GUARANTEES

Section 34 (Guarantees in criminal proceedings)

1. Anyone charged with an offence is presumed innocent until convicted.

2. An accused person has the right to select, and be assisted by, a lawyer at all stages of the proceedings and the law shall determine the circumstances for which the presence of the lawyer is mandatory.

3. Every individual is guaranteed the inviolable right of hearing and defence in criminal proceedings.

4. Evidence is of no effect if obtained by torture, coercion, infringement of the physical or moral integrity of the individual, or wrongful interference with private life, the home, correspondence or other forms of communication.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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