NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 54 It should also be noted that the clarification of rights is often seen by law enforcement officials as a mere formality, and is carried out by the same official who conducts the interviews, which can complicate the clarification process itself. Experts recommend separating the two processes, as is done, for example, in Ireland: „This is where the problem is preprogrammed. The fact that rights are usually explained by the same officer who interviews the person. They explain the procedure, what rights they have, serves the documents, but at the same time they have to get information out of the person, to question them. Naturally this is a conflict of interests, since one of the fundamental rights during an interview is to refuse to say anything. Hence, maybe one possible solution would be to have separate officers who are trained, prepared, they may well be police officers, but specifically trained to inform the suspect of those rights. Ones to come in, introduce everything to them, explain all rights, especially to people with significant needs, talk to them and inform them, and then it would be up to the next officer to carry out the questioning.“63 63   Quote from one of the semi-structured interviews.

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