Rights during investigation - remain silent

Moldova, Republic of

Moldova - Criminal Procedure Code 2003 (2016) EN

Article 21. Freedom from Testifying against Oneself

(1) No one may be forced to testify against himself/herself or against his/her close relatives, husband wife, fiancé or fiancée or to plead guilty.

(2) A person to whom a criminal investigative body suggests making revealing statements against himself/herself or against his/her close relatives, husband, wife, fiancé or fiancée shall be entitled to refuse to make such statements and may not be held liable for this.

Article 64. Rights and Obligation of a Suspect

(2) In line with the provisions of this Code, the suspect shall have the right:
2) immediately after apprehension or after bringing to the knowledge of the order to acknowledge a person as a suspect or of the decision to apply preventive measure, to obtain written information about his/her rights under this article from the person who apprehended him/her including the right to keep silent and not to testify against himself/herself and to obtain from the criminal investigative body explanations of all his/her rights;

Rome Statute

Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation

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:

(b) To remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence;