PART TWO
HUMAN AND MINORITY RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
1. Fundamental Principles
Special rights of persons charged with criminal offense
Article 33
Any person charged with criminal offense shall have the right to be informed promptly, in accordance with the law, in the language which this person understands and in detail about the nature and cause of the accusation against him, as well as the evidence against him.
Part I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I
BASIC RULES
Defendant's right to a defense
Article 5
(2) The defendant has to be informed of the criminal offense he is charged with, as well as of the evidence on which the charges are based as soon as during the first interrogation.
Part I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I
BASIC RULES
The rights of a person deprived of liberty
Article 7
(1) A person deprived of liberty by the competent government authority has to be immediately informed, in his native language or a language he understands, about the reasons for deprivation of liberty, as well as concerning everything that is held against him, as well as of the following rights:
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;