Sweden

The Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure (Ds 1998:000)

Part two PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL

II. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Chapter 21 The Suspect and his Defence

Section 9

Defence counsel for an arrested or detained person shall not be denied access to such person. Defence counsel shall be permitted to speak in private with the arrested or detained person ; however, defence counsel other than public defence counsel only upon consent of the leader of the inquiry or of the prosecutor, or when the court considers it would neither impede the inquiry nor threaten order and security at the place of detention.

Public defence counsel and defence counsel appointed by the suspect, of whom notice has been given to the court, shall be summoned to attend the main hearing and other court hearing session.

Keywords

Rights during trial - free communication with counsel



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