Ġustizzja
Artikolu 48 - Il-preżunzjoni ta' innoċenza u d-dritt għad-difiża
1. Kull imputat għandu jkun preżunt innoċenti sakemm jinstab ħati skond il-liġi. 2. Għandu jiġi ggarantit ir-rispett għad-drittijiet tad-difiża ta' kull imputat.
L-Artikolu 48 huwa l-istess bħall-Artikolu 6(2) u (3) tal-KEDB, li jinqara kif ġej:
`2. Kull min ikun akkużat b'reat kriminali għandu jiġi meqjus li jkun innoċenti sakemm ma jiġix pruvat ħati skond il-liġi.
3. Kull min ikun akkużat b'reat kriminali għandu d-drittijiet minimi li ġejjin:
a) li jkun infurmat minnufih, b'lingwa li jifhem u bid-dettall, dwar in-natura u r-raġuni ta' l-akkuża kontra tiegħu;
b) li jkollu żmien u faċilitajiet xierqa għall-preparazzjoni tad-difiża tiegħu;
ċ) li jiddefendi ruħu persunalment jew permezz ta' assistenza legali magħżula minnu stess jew, jekk ma jkollux mezzi biżżejjed li jħallas l-assistenza legali, din għandha tingħata lilu b'xejn meta l-interessi tal-ġustizzja jeħtieġu hekk;
d) li jeżamina jew li jara li jiġu eżaminati xhieda kontra tiegħu u li jottjeni l-attendenza u l-eżami ta' xhieda favur tiegħu taħt l-istess kundizzjonijiet bħax-xhieda kontra tiegħu;
e) li jkollu assistenza b'xejn ta' interpretu jekk ma jkunx jifhem jew jitkellem il-lingwa użata fil-qorti`.
Skond l-Artikolu 52(3), dan id-dritt għandu l-istess sens u ambitu bħad-dritt garantit mill-KEDB.
Чл. 30 [...] (4) Всеки има право на адвокатска защита от момента на задържането му или на привличането му като обвиняем.(5) Всеки има право да се среща насаме с лицето, което го защитава. Тайната на техните съобщения е неприкосновена. Чл. 31 [...] (2) Никой не може да бъде принуждаван да се признае за виновен, нито да бъде осъден само въз основа на неговото самопризнание.(3) Обвиняемият се смята за невинен до установяване на противното с влязла в сила присъда.(4) Не се допускат ограничения на правата на обвиняемия, надхвърлящи необходимото за осъществяване на правосъдието.Чл. 56Всеки гражданин има право на защита, когато са нарушени или застрашени негови права или законни интереси. В държавните учреждения той може да се явява и със защитник.
Article 6 – Right to a fair trial
1 In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. Judgment shall be pronounced publicly but the press and public may be excluded from all or part of the trial in the interests of morals, public order or national security in a democratic society, where the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties so require, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice.
2 Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
3 Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights:
a to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him;
b to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence;
c to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require;
d to examine or have examined witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
e to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court.
Artikel 6 (2) Bis zum gesetzlichen Nachweis seiner Schuld wird vermutet, daß der wegen einer strafbaren Handlung Angeklagte unschuldig ist.