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Any form of violence and extortion of confessions or other statement from an accusedperson or other persons participating in proceedings is prohibited and punishable.Article 13(Erased)Article 14Persons unjustifiably convicted of a criminal offence or unjustifiably deprived of libertyshall be entitled to rehabilitation, the right to indemnification from the state, and otherrights established by law.Article 15The court and other government authorities participating in the proceedings shall in duetime advise the accused person or other participants in proceedings, who are likely toomit to perform an action or fail to exercise their rights, of the rights to which they areentitled under this Code as well as the consequences of such omission.Article 16(1) Courts are required to conduct proceedings without delay, and to prevent anyabuses of the rights enjoyed the participants in the proceedings.(2) The duration of detention shall be limited to the shortest necessary period of time.Article 17(1) The court and the public authorities participating in criminal proceedings arerequired to truthfully and fully establish the facts essential for rendering a lawfuldecision.(2) The court and public authorities are required to afford equal treatment inexamining and establishing both incriminating and exculpatory facts.Article 18(1) Evidence which has been adduced and is of significance for rendering a decisionshall be assessed by the court freely. The court shall base its judgements or decisionscorresponding to judgements solely on those facts of whose certainty it is completelyconvinced.(2) Courts may not base their decisions on evidence which is per se or by the method ofits collection contrary to the provisions of the Constitution or ratified international treaties,or is explicitly prohibited by this Code or other law.