Editing Right to silence (section)

===South Africa===
The [[Constitution of South Africa]] requires that any arrested person be informed of their right to remain silent and the consequences of not remaining silent, their right to choose and consult with a legal practitioner, and their right to have a legal practitioner assigned to the detained person by the state and at state expense if substantial injustice would otherwise result.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/chapter-2-bill-rights#35|title=Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, section 35|website=www.gov.za}}</ref> The [[South African Police Service]] rules prescribe that arrested people be given a Form 14A "Notice of Rights in Terms of the Constitution" which describes these and other rights of arrested people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daggacouple.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Notice-of-rights-SAPS14A.jpg |title=SAPS 14A |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123511/https://www.daggacouple.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Notice-of-rights-SAPS14A.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to [[Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa#Arrested.2C detained and accused persons|Section 35]] of the [[Constitution of South Africa|Constitution of 1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm#35 |title=Section 35 of the South African constitution |publisher=Info.gov.za |date=19 August 2009 |access-date=2011-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117002512/http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm |archive-date=17 November 2013 }}</ref> ("Arrested, detained and accused persons") states:

<blockquote>
# Everyone who is arrested for allegedly committing an offence has the right
#* to remain silent;
#* to be informed promptly
#** of the right to remain silent; and
#** of the consequences of not remaining silent;
#* not to be compelled to make any confession or admission that could be used in evidence against that person;
</blockquote>

and later in the section:

<blockquote>
* Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right
** . ... 
** not to be compelled to give self-incriminating evidence;
</blockquote>