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.
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;