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 2052 MULTILATERAL CONVENTION-WARPRISONER8. JULY 27,1929. ARTICLE 61. nentenoe without A ucun prisonnier de guerre ne trial forbidden. pourra ~tre condamntS sans avoir eu l'occasion de se d~fendre. Aucun prisonnier ne pourra ~tre contraint de se reconnaltre coup able du fait dont il est acc~. ARTICI.E 62. . Right to oou.nsel and La prisonnier de guelTe sera en Interpreter. droit d'~tre assist6 par un defen- seur <J.ualifitS de son choix et de recounr, si c'ast nOOessaire, aux offices d'un interpr~te comp~tent. n sera avis~ de son drOit, en te~ utile avant les d~bats, par la Puissance d ~tentrice. Fuctherpro,·Wons. A defaut d'un choix par Ie Pronouncement sentence. Right of appeal. prisonnier, la Puissance protec- trice pourra lui procurer un d~ fenseur. La Puissance d~tentrice remettra a. la Puissance protec- trice, sur la demande de celle-ci, une liste de personnes qualifioos pour pr~nter la defense. Les repr~ntants de la Puis- sance protectrice auront Ie droit d'assister aux: d~bats de la cause. La seule exception A cette r~le est celIe on les d~bats de la cause doivent rester secrets dans l'in~ r~t de la st\rettS de l'Etat. La Puissance d~tentrice en pr~vien­ drait la Puissance protectrice. ARTICLE 68. of Un jugement ne pourra ~tre prononc~ A la charge d'un prison- nier de guerra que par les m~es tribunaux: et suivant la m~e procMure qu'a. l'~ard des per- sonnes aI>partenant au forces arm~ de la Puissance d~tentrice. ARTICLE 64. Tout prisonnier de guerre aura Ie droit de recourir contre tout jugement rendu Ason ~ard, de la m&ne mani~e que les individus apnant aux: forces armoos de la Puissance d~tentrice. ARTICLE 65. Notice to protecting Les jugements prononc~ contre Power. les pnsonniers de guerre seront immMiatement communiqu~ a. la Puissance protectrice. ARTICLE 61. No prisoner of war may be sentenced without ha~ had an opportunity to defer.d himself. No tr may be obliged to admit' f guilty of the act of which he is accused. ARTICLE 62. The prisoner of war shall be entitled to assistance by a quali- fied counsel of his choice, and, if necessary, to have recourse to the services of a competent inter- preter. He shall be advised of his right by the de~ Power, in due time before the tnal. In def",ult of a choice by the prisoner, the protecting Power may obtain a counsel for him. The detaining Power shall deliver to the protecting Power, on its request, a list of persons qualified to present the defense. Representatives of the protect- ing Power shall be entitled to attend the trial of the case. The only eAception to this rule is the case where the trial of the case must be secret in the interest of the safety of the State. The detaining Power should so advise the protecting Power. ARTICLE 68. Sentence may be pronounced against a prisoner of war only by the same courts and according to the same procedure as in the case of persons belo~ to the armed forces of the detaining Power. ARTICLE 64. Every prisoner of war shall have the right of appeal against any sentence rendered with re- ~ard to him, in the same way as mdividuals belonging to the armed forces of the detaining Power. ARTICLE 65. Sentences pronounced against prisoners of war shall be com- municated to the protecting Power immediately.