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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10515

14 December 2011
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) jha
EP approves “letter of rights” for accused

Brussels, 13/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 December, the European Parliament (EP) approved the directive that will ensure that people accused of crimes are properly informed of their rights. Suspects arrested and detained will have to be given a “letter of rights” written in easy to understand language which sets out for them their rights to translation, to be informed of the charges against them, and to have access to a lawyer (though this last proposal has yet...

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