Aiming to compensate for lack of information given in some member states to suspects of crime, EU deputies in the justice committee on Wednesday (23 November) approved a proposal to grant those deprived of liberty the right to be informed of their legal rights in the form of a written letter.
"The letter of rights will inform people arrested about their rights in a language they understand, including the right to interpretation and translation and the right to access to a lawyer," said...
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