Changes on a date not yet set (Act No. 46 of 2026)
If the defendant has been detained, the defense counsel must be notified immediately. When no defense counsel has been appointed for the defendant, notification must be given to the person who has been specified by the defendant from among the legal representative, curator, spouse, lineal relatives and siblings of the defendant.
被告人を勾留したときは、直ちに弁護人にその旨を通知しなければならない。被告人に弁護人がないときは、被告人の法定代理人、保佐人、配偶者、直系の親族及び兄弟姉妹のうち被告人の指定する者一人にその旨を通知しなければならない。
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