text: shall be presumed to be innocent until he or she is proved or has pleaded 
  guilty; 
  shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he or 
  she understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged; 
  shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his or her 
  defence; 
  shall be permitted to defend himself or herself before the court in person or, at 
  his or her own expense, by a legal representative of his or her own choice; 
  shall be afforded facilities to examine in person or by his or her legal 
  representative the witnesses called by the prosecution before the court, and to 
  obtain the attendance and carry out the examination of witnesses to testify on 
  his or her behalf before the court on the same conditions as those applying to 
  witnesses called by the prosecution; and 
  shall be permitted to have without payment the assistance of an interpreter if he 
  or she cannot understand the language used at the trial of the charge, 
  and except with his or her own consent the trial shall not take place in his or her absence 
  unless he or she so conducts himself or herself as to render the continuance of the 
  proceedings in his or her presence impracticable and the court has ordered him or her to 
  be removed and the trial to proceed in his or her absence. 
  
  (f) 