New laws to ensure that anyone facing charges in an EU country is given access to an interpreter and to translation of documents have been welcomed by Jago Russell, chief executive of Fair Trials International.
“We are delighted that a directive guaranteeing this key trial right has finally been adopted. For too long people charged with offences in other European countries have been denied a fair trial because they could not understand the charges or evidence against them.”
This is the first of a series of measures proposed in July 2009, designed to ensure greater protection for the fundamental right to a fair trial across Europe.
