PART 2. SPECIFIC RULES
TITLE 1. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
144. Provisions to secure protection of law
7. No person who is tried for a criminal offence shall be compelled to give evidence at the trial.
PART III PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT
TITLE 11 – TRIAL
PLEA
143. (2) If the accused person wilfully refuses to plead or will not answer directly, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order the Registrar to enter a plea of not guilty, and the plea so entered shall have the same force and effect as if the accused person had actually so pleaded.
26. (6) A person from whom evidence is taken in Guyana following a request –
may refuse to answer a question if-
the refusal is based on the law of Guyana;
to require the person to answer the question would be a breach of privilege recognised by the law of the requesting country; or
to answer the questions would constitute an offence by the person against the law of the requesting country; and
shall not be compelled to give evidence or information for the purposes of, or in connection with, a criminal matter other than that to which the request relates.
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:
(g) Not to be compelled to testify or to confess guilt and to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence;