case where the interests of justice so require, and without
payment by him in any such case if he does not have
sufficient means to pay for it;
(e)
to examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and
to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on
his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against
him;
(f)
to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot
understand or speak the language used in court;
(g)
not to be compelled to testify against himself or to
confess guilt.
(3)
In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be
such as will take account of their age and the desirability of
promoting their rehabilitation.
(4) Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according
to law.
(5) When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a
criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has been
reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of
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