In the US, it is in fact the police who have a duty to inform you about your rights when subjected to interrogation or police custody.

– You have the right to remain silent;
– Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law;
– You have the right to consult with a lawyer and have that lawyer present during the interrogation;
– If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you;
– You can invoke your right to be silent before or during an interrogation, and if you do so, the interrogation must stop.
– You can invoke your right to have an attorney present, and until your attorney is present, the interrogation must stop.

This is known as the Miranda warning, from the Miranda v. Arizona case, where the US Supreme Court held that a person held for interrogation must be informed of those rights in order to prevent self-incrimination.

Those lines have been used in many American movies.

This is the UK not North Korea! Are you nuts PL?

Labour don’t approve of flying trainers to Malta, even when they’re here to teach the civil service how to use concise English:

http://charlescrawford.biz/blog/help-i-ve-entered-a-parallel-universe-

From what I could understand, the fact of you calling a lawyer constitutes “lawyer assistance” and after the said call the police can interrogate you however they want without the presence of the said lawyer.

So basically you do not ask for lawyer assistance and if you incriminate yourself during interrogation, you nullify your statement by arguing that lawyer was not present during interrogation.

That’s how I understood it – in my opinion the law was introduced by Messr Debono NOT to safeguard the citizen but to create a loophole in the system.

I think that you can edit your own comments.

[Daphne – dcgalizia@gmail.com]

Even though the Opposition is being taken for a ride whenever they put questions that are either not being answered or answered in an unsatisfactory manner. Wake up PN and keep on asking the same questions over and over again until you get a clear reply.

Are you kidding?

They must be taking notes on what is acceptable for when they get back in power.

Perhaps Mr K Farrugia will soon be appointed to Lilliput. Ramona Attard for Grease?