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4. To adopt legislation in accordance with Article 2 (4) of the Directive in order to set in place a
mechanism or procedure to determine whether suspects and defendants speak and understand the
language of the criminal proceedings and whether they need an interpreter.
5. To adopt legislation in accordance with Article 2 (5) and 3 (5) of the Directive to clearly clearly stipulate
the right to challenge a decision regarding the need for interpretation/translation and/or its quality.
6. To adopt legislation in accordance with Article 2 (8) and 3 (8) of the Directive in order to establish a
mechanism for the verification of the quality and accuracy of the interpretation and translation during
the criminal proceedings.
7. To adopt legislation in accordance with Article 3 (3) of the Directive in order to stipulate that the
decision depriving a person of its liberty should also be among the essential documents which need to
be translated.
8. To adopt legislation which provides that suspects/defendants and their lawyers have the right to
submit a reasoned request for the translation of other documents, on the basis that they regard those
essential for the given case.
9. To adopt legislation in order to increase the fees for interpreters and translators so that quality of their
services is ensured.
10. To adopt legislation in order to increase the fees of legal aid lawyers so that the quality of legal
services is ensured.
Ministry of Internal Affairs
1. To adopt guidelines for how police hearings should be carried out, detailing the role of the police
officers and how he interacts with the lawyer.
2. To ensure that letter of rights are available both in Romanian and other languages at the level of all
courts, prosecutors’ officers and police stations.
3. To issue guidelines on when and how the letter of rights should be provided, especially in situations
when suspects or accused persons do not know how to read or write or find themselves in other
vulnerable situations.
4. To adopt regulations requiring police officers to explain the consequences of waiver of the right to a
lawyer.
5. To provide the necessary resources for the equipment of all police stations with audio-video cameras.
The Romanian Police
1. To take all measures to ensure that police officers receive trainings in order to increase their skills and
knowledge on how to better inform suspects/defendants about their rights. This information should
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