Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Moldova, Republic of

Moldova - Criminal Procedure Code 2003 (2016) EN

Article 66. Rights and Obligations of the Accused or the Defendant

(2) The accused or the defendant, in line with the provisions of this Code, shall have the right:
1) to know what he/she is accused of and upon being charged or immediately after apprehension or arrest or after being notified about an order for a preventive measure to obtain from the criminal investigative body a copy of the charges;

Article 68. Rights and Obligations of the Defense Counsel
(1) The defense counsel, depending on the procedural capacity of the person whose interests he/she is defending, shall have the right:
1) to know the essence of the suspicion or the charge;

Rome Statute

Article 67 Rights of the accused

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;