Part 1. General rules on criminal procedure.
Section IV. The accused and the counsel for the defence.
Article 28
An accused person shall be entitled to receive information about the substance of the case before being questioned concerning it, or at the time of arrest if an arrest is made.
Accused persons who have been arrested in the interests of the investigation of the case shall be entitled to contact a lawyer immediately following arrest , and also their next-of-kin unless there is special reason to believe that this would impede the investigation of the case. In such cases, the police shall, at the first opportunity, notify the next-of-kin of the accused that he or she has been arrested and where he or she is being held. [The minister]1) shall issue regulations 2) containing more detailed provisions on when an accused person may be refused the opportunity of contacting his or her next-of-kin.
''Article 5 Defendant's defense counsel''
A person suspected of or accused of conduct falling within the jurisdiction of the court shall
be entitled to the assistance of a defense counsel of his choice for the handling of the case in
this country. He shall be notified of this right. Defendant's fee is paid from the state treasury and shall be determined in accordance with the Act on [Criminal Procedure].
2. Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court and that person is about to be questioned either by the Prosecutor, or by national authorities pursuant to a request made under Part 9, that person shall also have the following rights of which he or she shall be informed prior to being questioned:
(c) To have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it; and