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10-03-2010
EC plans translation rights
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Brussels, Belgium (UKPA): All EU governments will be obliged to provide full interpretation and translation for criminal suspects under European Commission plans. The idea is to help people "exercise their fair trial rights anywhere in the EU when they cannot understand the language of the case" said a statement. The Commission cites the examples of an Italian tourist involved in a car crash in Sweden who was not allowed to talk to an Italian-speaking lawyer during his trial, and the Polish suspect denied access to written translations of evidence used against him in a French court.
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