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of 5 October 2007 (Status as of 1 July 2021)
Art. 132Duty defence lawyer
1 The director of proceedings shall appoint a duty defence lawyer if:
a.
in the event of mandatory appointment of a defence lawyer:
1.
the accused, despite being requested to do so by the director of proceedings, fails to appoint a defence lawyer of choice, or
2.
the defence lawyer of choice has been dismissed or has resigned and the accused fails to appoint a new defence lawyer of choice within the time limit set;
b.
the accused lacks the necessary financial means and requires a defence lawyer to safeguard of his or her interests.
2 A defence lawyer is required to safeguard the interests of the accused in particular if the matter is not a minor case and the case involves factual or legal issues that the accused is not qualified to deal with alone.
3 A case is no longer regarded as minor if it is probable that a custodial sentence of more than 4 months or a monetary penalty of more than 120 daily penalty units may be imposed on conviction.43
43 Amended by Annex No 3 of the FA of 19 June 2015 (Amendments to the Law of Criminal Sanctions), in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2016 1249; BBl 2012 4721).