A person is accused in a trial. Which statement is true under Article 24?
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Spanish Constitution, article 24 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: They have the right to the presumption of innocence (presunción de inocencia). Article 24 also says they do not have to confess guilt.
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Constitution · article 24.2
The question in Spanish
Una persona está acusada en un juicio. ¿Qué afirmación es verdadera según el artículo 24?
The options
- AThey can be forced to confess guiltSe la puede obligar a confesarse culpable
- BThey have the right to the presumption of innocenceTiene derecho a la presunción de inocenciaCorrect
- CThey cannot use evidence in their defenceNo puede utilizar pruebas para su defensa
What the Constitution says
«2. Asimismo, todos tienen derecho al Juez ordinario predeterminado por la ley, a la defensa y a la asistencia de letrado, a ser informados de la acusación formulada contra ellos, a un proceso público sin dilaciones indebidas y con todas las garantías, a utilizar los medios de prueba pertinentes para su defensa, a no declarar contra sí mismos, a no confesarse culpables y a la presunción de inocencia.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 24 (paragraph 2, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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