PART 2. SPECIFIC RULES
TITLE 1. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
144. Provisions to secure protection of law
2 b. shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he or she understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged;
PART III PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT
TITLE 11 – TRIAL
Arraignment
138. Every accused person, on being called upon to plead, shall be entitled to have the indictment on which he is to be tried read over to him.
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;