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requests or complaints; his
or her obligations, including
applicable disciplinary
sanctions; and all other
matters necessary to enable
the prisoner to adapt herself/
himself to the life in prison.
If a prisoner is illiterate, the
information shall be conveyed
to him or her1.
The Body of Principles
provides that any person shall,
at the moment of arrest and
at the commencement of
detention or imprisonment,
or promptly thereafter, be
provided by the authority
responsible for his arrest,
detention or imprisonment,
respectively with information
on and an explanation of his
rights and how to avail himself
of such2.
1. The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Treatment of Prisoners (hereinafter referred to asThe Nelson
Mandela Rules), 1955, Rule 35 (1).
2. Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under
Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment).
proposals, applications,
complaints submission
procedures
Suspect has the right to:
1) receive information
on and an explanation of
his rights from the person
responsible for his/her arrest;
2) the reasons for the
arrest/what he/she is
suspected for;
3) request for the lawyer
either himself or through his
relatives or trustees. If the
lawyer is not requested by
the suspect, or his relatives
or trustees, the prosecution
body shall engage the lawyer
according to procedures
stipulated in Article 67 of
CPC1
1. Art. 64, RK Criminal Procedure Code
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