Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Criminal Procedure Code 2014 EN

Chapter 2 Rights of the Victim, plaintiff, Suspect, Accused and Defendant

Rights of Suspect, Accused Person and Defendant during Different Legal Prosecution Stages

Article 7:

Suspects, accused persons, and defendants are entitled to the following rights during the legal prosecution stages:

1– Understanding the crime they are being charged with and receiving descriptions regarding the accusation and case proceedings.

Rome Statute

Article 67 Rights of the accused

1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:

(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks;