IV. FAIR TRIAL FOR DEFENDANTS

=Article 16.= In order to ensure fair trial for the Defendants, the

following procedure shall be followed:

(_a_) The Indictment shall include full particulars specifying in detail

the charges against the Defendants. A copy of the Indictment and of all

the documents lodged with the Indictment, translated into a language

which he understands, shall be furnished to the Defendant at a

reasonable time before the Trial.

(_b_) During any preliminary examination or trial of a Defendant he

shall have the right to give any explanation relevant to the charges

made against him.

(_c_) A preliminary examination of a Defendant and his Trial shall be

conducted in, or translated into, a language which the Defendant

understands.

(_d_) A defendant shall have the right to conduct his own defense before

the Tribunal or to have the assistance of Counsel.

(_e_) A defendant shall have the right through himself or through his

Counsel to present evidence at the Trial in support of his defense, and

to cross-examine any witness called by the Prosecution.

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