Article 54

Any person under investigation as an offender who is questioned by the police in regards to the investigation shall, before any questioning takes place, be cautioned that he has the right not to answer any question put to him, that any statement that he may make may be used in evidence against him and that if he wishes he may consult with a lawyer.

If the suspect asserts his right to silence or to consult with an attorney, the questioning must cease until his requests are complied with.

No inducements, threats, promises, coercion or compulsion of any kind shall be used in taking a statement from a suspect.

Any statement made shall be reduced to writing and signed, or otherwise recorded and shall be made a part of the record of the police investigation in the case.

If there is any indication that the person being investigated is unable to fully understand the language in which the questioning is conducted or in which his answers are being recorded, he shall be supplied with a competent interpreter who shall fully explain the suspect’s rights under sub-Article (1), as well as all of the questions being asked and shall then certify the correctness of all questions and answers in the suspect’s statement.

Any young offender under investigation shall be interrogated only in the presence of his parent, guardian, or other person in loco parentis.

Once a suspect has been removed from police custody and detained in a prison or other place of detention pursuant to Articles 60-61, the police may question him only after obtaining his express, voluntary consent to be questioned.