Everyone has the right to defend his or hertheir rights and lawful interests in a fair court. Everyone shall be presumed innocent until his or hertheir guilt has been established in accordance with law. Everyone, where his or hertheir rights are violated without basis, has a right to commensurate compensation. Everyone has a right to the assistance of counsel .
Section 19. Presumption of Innocence
(1) No person shall be considered guilty until the guilt of such person in the committing of a criminal offence has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Law.
(2) A person who has the right to defence shall not need to prove his or her innocence.
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(4) If a public official who is not a person involved in criminal proceedings has made a public statement on the guilt of the person, thus violating the presumption of innocence, the person directing the proceedings shall, upon a motivated submission of the person, publicly inform of the violation of the principle of presumption of innocence, but the copy of the submission shall be sent for evaluation to the authority which can decide on the liability of the official.
1. Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law.
2. The onus is on the Prosecutor to prove the guilt of the accused.
3. In order to convict the accused, the Court must be convinced of the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.