''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 20''
B. Defendant's rights
VII. The accused shall be tried within a term of four months in the case of
crimes punishable with a maximum penalty of two years of
imprisonment; and within a term of one year if the crime is punishable
with a penalty exceeding such term, unless he requests a longer term
to prepare his defense.
''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 20''
B. Defendant's rights
VIII. Defendant has the right to a lawyer, whom he shall freely choose even
from the moment of his arrest. If he does not want a lawyer or cannot
appoint one at the moment of request, the judge shall appoint a public
defender.
The defendant has the right that his lawyer appears in every acts of the
process. Defendant’s lawyer is obliged to appear in all the acts related
to defendant’s proceeding.
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:
(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of the defence and to communicate freely with counsel of the accused's choosing in confidence;