NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE Currently, there is no established fast and effective appeal mechanism for the application of temporary apprehension, there is no clear procedure for inviting the defence counsel to the actions performed with the suspect or the accused, and for the defence counsel's participation in the interrogation. In addition, research participants drew attention to the quality of legal aid provided by the state: „People with disabilities, both mental and physical, generally under the Code of Criminal Procedure will mandatorily have a lawyer representing them, a defence counsel. But the problem is that the vast majority of them will have a lawyer appointed by the state-run, stateguaranteed legal service and, unfortunately, the situation is that many of them perform their duties quite poorly. Not all of them, of course, but <...> often the quality is poor, the communication with the client by that lawyer is minimal, and relatively little time is spent on explaining their rights.“61 „They are, after all, like the main lifeline, the lifeline that should work the most to ensure the rights of all persons, including those with disabilities.“62 61   Quote from one of the semi-structured interviews. 62   Quote from one of the semi-structured interviews. 53