These rules will ensure citizens are provided with written translation of all essential documents, such as the charge sheet, and will be entitled to interpretation of all hearings and questioning as well as during meetings with their lawyers.

The US investigators can no longer rely on the legal opinions concerning torture and other interrogation techniques written since 9/11.

The written notification - the Letter of Rights - shall be presented to the suspected person when he is first questioned, whether in the police station or elsewhere.

The written notification - the Letter of Rights - shall be presented before to the suspected person when he is first questioned, whether in the police station or elsewhere.

The proposal is for Member States to be required to produce a short, standard written statement of basic rights (with common EU headings under which national provisions are listed) and to make it compulsory for all suspects to be given this written notification in a language they understand at the earliest possible opportunity and certainly before any questioning takes place.

With respect to the recent Human Resources Development Canada, HRDC, investigations regarding shell fishermen, clam diggers and buyers in New Brunswick Southwest: (a) how many individuals were called in for interrogation; (b) were these interrogations conducted solely by HRDC officials or in conjunction with other agencies or departments; (c) were these investigations conducted as a result of violations of employment insurance regulations by clam diggers or clam buyers; (d) were the persons or principals interrogated advised by written or verbal communication identifying the specific infractions being investigated; (e) was supporting ...[+++] documentations from other government agencies and departments in addition to HDRC records of alleged abuse or fraud, disclosed to those individuals and principals being interviewed; (f) what are the names and the addresses of all persons and principals interrogated; (g) what are the names of the employees who carried out the interviews and what government department or agency employs them; (h) was a report of this investigation submitted to the regional director manager, investigation and control; (i) was there an internal departmental investigation done to determine any real or potential conflict of interest in regard to departmental officials assigned to these investigations; (j) was a report immediately forwarded from the regional director manager to the director, control programs, national headquarters; and (k) at what time and date was the minister first made aware ot fhe magnitude of the investigation?