129 E. F. Legal defense 1. An attorney trusted by the detainee or, alternatively, an official public defender, shall be present in the proceeding regarding any precautionary measure. This right shall be notified with sufficient time and in a language that the detainee understands, in order to be able to prepare his or her defense adequately. To that end, the detainee shall be notified with sufficient time of the elements that will be used to request the precautionary measure. In the case of a foreign person, he or she shall have the right to have the consul of his or her country notified so that the consul may provide advice and assistance. 2. Strengthen the systems of public defenders (or legal defense that is tendered, if such is the case) by devoting priority attention to the quality and coverage of the service, so that defenders are able to render prompt and effective service, from the moment of police apprehension, aimed at protecting the fundamental rights of every person suspected of or formally charged with the commission of a crime. 3. Member States shall provide in their domestic legislation for the functional, administrative and financial autonomy of the public defenders’ system, seeking the functional equivalency of the prosecutors’ office, and the job stability of public defenders. The public defenders’ office should have the same institutional capacity to manage proceedings as the prosecutor’s office. 4. Guarantee the procedural principle of equality of arms between the public defender (or legal defense that is tendered, when such is the case) and the prosecutor. Particularly, with regards to aspects such as the capacity to act, present and produce evidence, States shall guarantee access to the files and to the information contained in the investigation. Independence of the justice authorities (or “justice operators”) 1. Adopt the legislative, administrative and institutional measures needed to guarantee the maximum possible independence and impartiality of the court authorities charged with making decisions pertaining to the use of pretrial detention, so that they are able to perform their functions without any type of interference. 2. Officials of other branches of government should refrain from issuing public opinions critical of prosecutors, judges and public defenders for decisions taken regarding the application of pretrial detention, even when those opinions do not amount to a crime or violation under