A person is detained by the police. Which right do they have under Article 17?
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Spanish Constitution, article 17 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: The help of a lawyer. Article 17 also says a detained person must be told their rights and cannot be forced to declare.
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Constitution · article 17.3
The question in Spanish
La policía detiene a una persona. ¿Qué derecho tiene según el artículo 17?
The options
- AThe help of a lawyer in police and judicial proceedingsLa asistencia de un abogado en las diligencias policiales y judicialesCorrect
- BTo choose the police station where they are heldElegir la comisaría en la que permanece detenida
- CTo be obliged to answer every questionEstar obligada a responder a todas las preguntas
What the Constitution says
«3. Toda persona detenida debe ser informada de forma inmediata, y de modo que le sea comprensible, de sus derechos y de las razones de su detención, no pudiendo ser obligada a declarar. Se garantiza la asistencia de abogado al detenido en las diligencias policiales y judiciales, en los términos que la ley establezca.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 17 (paragraph 3, 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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