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otherwise provided by regulations of the Secretary concerned, an accused or suspect does not
have a right under this rule to have military counsel of his or her own selection.
(e) Waiver.
( 1) Waiver of the Privilege Against Se?f-Incrimination. After receiving applicable
warnings under this rule, a person may waive the rights described therein and in Mil. R. Evid.
301 and make a statement. The waiver must be made freely, knowingly, and intelligently. A
written waiver is not required. The accused or suspect must affirmatively acknowledge that he or
she understands the rights involved, affirmatively decline the right to counsel, and affirmatively
consent to making a statement.
(2) Waiver of the Right to Counsel. If the right to counsel is applicable under this rule and
the accused or suspect does not affirmatively decline the right to counsel, the prosecution must
demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the individual waived the right to counsel.
(3) Waiver ,1fter lnilially Jnvoking the Right to Counsel.
(A) F!fth Amendment Right to Coun._<;el.
If an accused or suspect subjected to custodial interrogation requests counsel, any subsequent
waiver of the right to counsel obtained during a custodial interrogation concerning the same or
different offenses is invalid unless the prosecution can demonstrate by a preponderance of the
evidence that
(i) the accused or suspect initiated the communication leading to the
wa1ver; or
(ii) the accused or suspect has not continuously had his or her freedom
restricted by confinement, or other means, during the period between the request for counsel and
the subsequent waiver.
(B) Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel. If an accused or suspect inten-ogated after
preferral of charges as described in subdivision (c)(3) requests counsel, any subsequent waiver of
the right to counsel obtained during an interrogation concerning the same otienses is invalid
unless the prosecution can demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the accused or
suspect initiated the communication leading to the waiver.
(t) Standards for Nonmilitary interrogations.
( 1) United States Civilian interrogations. When a person subject to the code is
interrogated by an official or agent of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or of a
State, Commonwealth, or possession ofthe United States, or any political subdivision of such a
State, Commonwealth, or possession, the person's entitlement to rights warnings and the validity
of any waiver of applicable rights will be determined by the principles oflaw generally
recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the United States district courts involving similar
interrogations.
(2) Foreign Interrogations. Warnings under Article 31 and the Fifth and Sixth
Amendments to the United States Constitution are not required during an interrogation
conducted outside of a State, district, Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States by officials of a foreign government or their agents unless such interrogation is conducted,
instigated, or participated in by milita1y personnel or their agents or by those officials or agents
listed in subdivision (f)( 1 ). A statement obtained from a foreign interrogation is admissible
unless the statement is obtained through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful
inducement. An interrogation is not "participated in" by military personnel or their agents or by
the officials or agents listed in subdivision (f)(l) merely because such a person was present at an
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