Not to defend criminal scum too much but... One might have a grasp of a language well enough for daily life but legal jargon is really hard so getting an interpreter would be a smart thing to do.
I live in a bilingual country and even the politicians on one side of the language border can barely speak the other. I have noticed one rising politician manages to get asked interview questions in one but always has to respond in his mother tongue on anything complicated.
Jean Chretien generally spoke Eeeenglisssh, even for harder questions, even if he clearly was more used to French. But he was a rather unusual politician, I guess.
Not to defend criminal scum too much but... One might have a grasp of a language well enough for daily life but legal jargon is really hard so getting an interpreter would be a smart thing to do.
I live in a bilingual country and even the politicians on one side of the language border can barely speak the other. I have noticed one rising politician manages to get asked interview questions in one but always has to respond in his mother tongue on anything complicated.
Jean Chretien generally spoke Eeeenglisssh, even for harder questions, even if he clearly was more used to French. But he was a rather unusual politician, I guess.