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The administrative or police official receiving the arrested or accused

person shall have the duty to, at the earliest occasion, inform him of the

rights set forth in paragraph one.

Section 8 From the moment the case is instituted, the defendant

shall be entitled to:

(1) Have his case considered in an expeditious, continuous and fair

manner;

(2) Appoint a counsel to represent him in the course of a preliminary

hearing or trial in the Court of first instance, as well as in the Appeal and

Supreme Courts;

(3) Take in private an advice of a counsel or a person to become his

counsel;

(4) Examine any article adduced as evidence and make a copy or

take a photograph thereof.

(5) Examine the court’s file of preliminary hearing or trial and make a

copy thereof or request for a certified copy thereof with payment of costs,

save where such costs are exempted by a judicial order;

(6) Examine or copy the plea he has given during the inquiry or the

supplementary document thereof. Should the defendant be represented

by a counsel, the counsel shall be entitled to the same aforementioned

rights as the defendant.