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SeattleC++25-Feb-16 9:50
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Although as a foreign national, you are technically not protected by the Constitution, which only applies to citizens, all countries where the Rule of Law prevails afford foreign nationals the same protections in law offered to their own citizens. In short, yes, you cannot be forced to incriminate yourself. You can "plead the 5th."

"Pleading the 5th" is not a strategy that works very well in criminal prosecution. Generally if the police arrest you, there is evidence other than your own words that points to you. The investigation and prosecution will probably go on whether you confess or not.

Famous media depictions of witnesses pleading the 5th come from testimony before Congress, which are not themselves criminal prosecutions. In this circumstance, "pleading the 5th" is a gambit, an excuse given to refuse to answer a question, whether or not the testimony might be incriminating in a subsequent criminal prosecution.

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