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f)the right to a fair trial of criminal charges against him and to a fair determination of his civil rights and obligations;
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2. Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed as soon as is
reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands, of the reasons for his
arrest or detention.
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5.If any person arrested or detained upon suspicion of his having committed, or being about to commit, a criminal offence is not tried within a reasonable time, then, without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him, he shall be released either unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions, including in particular such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears at a later date for trial or for proceedings preliminary to trial.
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1. If any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is
withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by
an independent and impartial court established by law.
2. Every person who is charged with a criminal offence--
a. shall be presumed to be innocent until he is proved or has pleaded guilty;
b. shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he
understands and in adequate detail, of the nature of the offence charged;
c. shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his
defence;
d. shall be permitted to defend himself before the court in person or by a legal
representative of his own choice;
e. shall be afforded facilities to examine in person or by his legal
representative the witnesses called by the prosecution before the court
and to obtain the attendance and carry out the examination of witnesses to
testify on his behalf before the court on the same conditions as those
applying to witnesses called by the prosecution; and
f. shall be permitted to have without payment the assistance of an interpreter
if he cannot understand the language used at the trial of the charge,
and except with his own consent the trial shall not take place in his absence
unless he so conducts himself as to render the continuance of the proceedings in
his presence impracticable and the court has ordered him to be removed and the
trial to proceed in his absence.
3. When a person is tried for any criminal offence, the accused person or any
person authorised by him in that behalf shall, if he so requires and subject to
payment of such reasonable fee as may be prescribed by law, be given within a
reasonable time after judgement a copy for the use of the accused person of any
record of the proceedings made by or on behalf of the court.
4. No person shall be held to be guilty of a criminal offence on account of any act or
omission that did not, at the time it took place, constitute such an offence, and
no penalty shall be imposed for a criminal offence that is severer in degree or
description than the maximum penalty that might have been imposed for that
offence at the time when it was committed.
5. No person who shows that he has been tried by a competent court for a criminal
offence and either convicted or acquitted shall be tried again for that offence or
for any other criminal offence of which he could have been convicted at the trial
for that offence, save upon the order of a superior court in the course of appeal
6. No person shall be tried for a criminal offence if he shows that he has been
pardoned for that offence.or review proceedings relating to the conviction or acquittal.
7. No person who is tried for a criminal offence shall be compelled to give evidence
at the trial.
8. Any court or other adjudicating authority prescribed by law for the
determination of the existence or extent of any civil right or obligation shall be
established by law and shall be independent and impartial; and where
proceedings for such a determination are instituted by any person before such a
court or other adjudicating authority, the case shall be given a fair hearing within
reasonable time.
9. Except with the agreement of all parties thereto, all proceedings of every court
and proceedings for the determination of the existence or extent of any civil
right or obligation before any other adjudicating authority, including the
announcement of the decision of the court or other authority, shall be held in
public.
10. Nothing in subsection (9) shall prevent the court or other adjudicating authority
from excluding from the proceedings persons other than the parties thereto and
their legal representatives to such extent as the court or other authority--
a. may by law be empowered to do and may consider necessary or expedient
in circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice or
in interlocutory proceedings or in the interests of public morality, the
welfare of persons under the age of eighteen years or the protection of the
private lives of persons concerned in the proceedings; or
b. may by law be empowered or required to do in the interests of defence,
public safety or public order.
11. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be
inconsistent with or in contravention of--
a. subsection (2)(a) to the extent that the law in question imposes upon any
person charged with a criminal offence the burden of proving particular
facts;
b. subsection (2)(e) to the extent that the law in question imposes conditions
that must be satisfied if witnesses called to testify on behalf of accused
persons are to be paid their expenses out of public funds; or
c. subsection (5) to the extent that the law in question authorises a court to
try a member of a disciplined force for a criminal offence notwithstanding
any trial and conviction or acquittal of that member under the disciplinary
law of that force, so, however, that any court so trying such a member and
convicting him shall in sentencing him to any punishment take into account
any punishment awarded him under that disciplinary law.
12. In the case of any person who is held in lawful detention the provisions of
subsection (1), subsections (2)(d) and (e) and subsection (3) shall not apply in
relation to his trial for a criminal offence under the law regulating the discipline
of persons held in such detention.
13. Nothing contained in subsection (2)(d) shall be construed as entitling a person to
legal representation at public expense.
14. In this section "criminal offence" means a criminal offence under the law of
Lesotho.
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(7) No person who is tried for a criminal offence shall be compelled to give evidence at the trial.
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(8) Any court or other adjudicating authority prescribed by law for the determination of the existence or extent of any civil right or obligation shall be established by law and shall be independent and impartial; and where proceedings for such a determination are instituted
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When a person is detained by virtue of any such law as is referred to in subsection (1) the following provisions shall apply, that is to say-
(a) he shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the commencement of his detention, be furnished with a statement in writing in a language that he understands specifying in detail the grounds upon which he is detained;
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4. Fundamental human rights and freedoms
(1) Whereas every person in Lesotho is entitled, whatever his race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status to fundamental human rights and freedoms, that is to say, to each and all of the following -
(h) the right to a fair trial of criminal charges against him and to a fair determination of his civil rights and obligations ;
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(1) if any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law.
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(2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence -
(a) shall be presumed to be innocent until he is proved or has pleaded guilty ;
(b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in language that he understands and in adequate detail, of the nature of the offence charged ;
(c) shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence ;
(d) shall be permitted to defend himself before the court in person or by a legal representative of his own choice ;
(e) shall be afforded facilities to examine in person or by his legal representative the witnesses called by the prosecution before the court and to obtain the attendance and carry out the examination of witnesses to testify on his behalf before the court on the same conditions as those applying to witnesses called by the prosecution ; and
(f) shall be permitted to have without payment the assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand the language used at the trial of the charge,
and except with his own consent the trial shall not take place in his absence unless he so conducts himself as to render the continuance of the proceedings in his presence impracticable and the court has ordered him to be removed and the trial to proceed in his absence.
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(7) No person who is tried for a criminal offence shall be compelled to give evidence at the trial.
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(8) Any court or other adjudicating authority prescribed by law for the determination of the existence or extent of any civil right or obligation shall be established by law and shall be independent and impartial ; and where proceedings for such a determination are instituted by any person before such a court or other adjudicating authority, the case shall be given a fair hearing within reasonable time.
1. En las investigaciones realizadas de conformidad con el presente Estatuto:
(a) Nadie será obligado a declarar contra sí mismo ni a declararse culpable;
(b) Nadie será sometido a forma alguna de coacción, intimidación o amenaza, a torturas ni a otros tratos o castigos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes;
(c) Quien haya de ser interrogado en un idioma que no sea el que comprende y habla perfectamente contará, sin cargo alguno, con los servicios de un intérprete competente y las traducciones que sean necesarias a los efectos de cumplir el requisito de equidad; y
(d) Nadie será sometido a arresto o detención arbitrarios ni será privado de su libertad salvo por los motivos previstos en el presente Estatuto y de conformidad con los procedimientos establecidos en él.
2. Cuando haya motivos para creer que una persona ha cometido un crimen de la competencia de la Corte y esa persona haya de ser interrogada por el Fiscal o por las autoridades nacionales, en cumplimiento de una solicitud hecha de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la Parte IX, tendrá además los derechos siguientes, de los que será informada antes del interrogatorio:
(a) A ser informada de que existen motivos para creer que ha cometido un crimen de la competencia de la Corte;
(b) A guardar silencio, sin que ello pueda tenerse en cuenta a los efectos de determinar su culpabilidad o inocencia;
(c) A ser asistida por un abogado defensor de su elección o, si no lo tuviere, a que se le asigne un defensor de oficio, siempre que fuere necesario en interés de la justicia y, en cualquier caso, sin cargo si careciere de medios suficientes; y
(d) A ser interrogada en presencia de su abogado, a menos que haya renunciado voluntariamente a su derecho a asistencia letrada.
1. El acusado estará presente durante el juicio.
2. Si el acusado, estando presente en la Corte, perturbare continuamente el juicio, la Sala de Primera Instancia podrá disponer que salga de ella y observe el proceso y dé instrucciones a su defensor desde fuera, utilizando, en caso necesario, tecnologías de comunicación. Esas medidas se adoptarán únicamente en circunstancias excepcionales, después de que se haya demostrado que no hay otras posibilidades razonables y adecuadas, y únicamente durante el tiempo que sea estrictamente necesario.
1. Se presumirá que toda persona es inocente mientras no se pruebe su culpabilidad ante la Corte de conformidad con el derecho aplicable.
2. Incumbirá al Fiscal probar la culpabilidad del acusado.
3. Para dictar sentencia condenatoria, la Corte deberá estar convencida de la culpabilidad del acusado más allá de toda duda razonable.
1. En la determinación de cualquier cargo, el acusado tendrá derecho a ser oído públicamente, habida cuenta de las disposiciones del presente Estatuto, y a una audiencia justa e imparcial, así como a las siguientes garantías mínimas en pie de plena igualdad:
(a) A ser informado sin demora y en forma detallada, en un idioma que comprenda y hable perfectamente, de la naturaleza, la causa y el contenido de los cargos que se le imputan;
(b) A disponer del tiempo y de los medios adecuados para la preparación de su defensa y a comunicarse libre y confidencialmente con un defensor de su elección;
(c) A ser juzgado sin dilaciones indebidas;
(d) Con sujeción a lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63, el acusado tendrá derecho a hallarse presente en el proceso y a defenderse personalmente o ser asistido por un defensor de su elección; a ser informado, si no tuviera defensor, del derecho que le asiste a tenerlo y, siempre que el interés de la justicia lo exija, a que se le nombre defensor de oficio, gratuitamente si careciere de medios suficientes para pagarlo;
(e) A interrogar o hacer interrogar a los testigos de cargo y a obtener la comparecencia de los testigos de descargo y que éstos sean interrogados en las mismas condiciones que los testigos de cargo. El acusado tendrá derecho también a oponer excepciones y a presentar cualquier otra prueba admisible de conformidad con el presente Estatuto;
(f) A ser asistido gratuitamente por un intérprete competente y a obtener las traducciones necesarias para satisfacer los requisitos de equidad, si en las actuaciones ante la Corte o en los documentos presentados a la Corte se emplea un idioma que no comprende y no habla;
(g) A no ser obligado a declarar contra sí mismo ni a declararse culpable y a guardar silencio, sin que ello pueda tenerse en cuenta a los efectos de determinar su culpabilidad o inocencia;
(h) A declarar de palabra o por escrito en su defensa sin prestar juramento; y
(i) A que no se invierta la carga de la prueba ni le sea impuesta la carga de presentar contrapruebas.
2. Además de cualquier otra divulgación de información estipulada en el presente Estatuto, el Fiscal divulgará a la defensa, tan pronto como sea posible, las pruebas que obren en su poder o estén bajo su control y que, a su juicio, indiquen o tiendan a indicar la inocencia del acusado, o a atenuar su culpabilidad, o que puedan afectar a la credibilidad de las pruebas de cargo. En caso de duda acerca de la aplicación de este párrafo, la Corte decidirá.