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Any period spent by a POW in confinement awaiting trial shall be deducted from anysentence of imprisonment passed upon him or her and taken into account in fixing anypenalty. 685Articles 97 and 98 of the GPW apply to a POW’s confinement while awaiting trial. 686Thus, the conditions of any confinement before trial should be at least as good as that affordedPOWs who are confined as part of disciplinary punishment. 6879.28.4 Rights of Defense and Trial Procedure.9.28.4.1 No Moral or Physical Coercion to Induce Admissions of Guilt. No moralor physical coercion may be exerted on a POW in order to induce him or her to admit himself orherself guilty of the act of which he or she is accused. 6889.28.4.2 Opportunity to Present Defense and Assistance of Counsel. No POWmay be convicted without having had an opportunity to present his or her defense and to have theassistance of a qualified advocate or counsel. 689In judicial proceedings against a POW, the POW shall be entitled to:• assistance by one of his or her POW comrades;• defense by a qualified advocate or counsel of his or her own choice;• the calling of witnesses; and• if he or she deems necessary, the services of a competent interpreter. 690The POW shall be advised of these rights by the Detaining Power in due time before thetrial to enable him or her to exercise them. 691685 GPW art. 103 (“Any period spent by a prisoner of war in confinement awaiting trial shall be deducted from anysentence of imprisonment passed upon him and taken into account in fixing any penalty.”).686 GPW art. 103 (“The provisions of Articles 97 and 98 of this Chapter shall apply to a prisoner of war whilst inconfinement awaiting trial.”).687 Refer to § 9.27.6 (Conditions for POWs Serving Disciplinary Punishments).688 GPW art. 99 (“No moral or physical coercion may be exerted on a prisoner of war in order to induce him to admithimself guilty of the act of which he is accused.”).689 GPW art. 99 (“No prisoner of war may be convicted without having had an opportunity to present his defenceand the assistance of a qualified advocate or counsel.”).690 GPW art. 105 (“The prisoner of war shall be entitled to assistance by one of his prisoner comrades, to defence bya qualified advocate or counsel of his own choice, to the calling of witnesses and, if he deems necessary, to theservices of a competent interpreter. He shall be advised of these rights by the Detaining Power in due time beforethe trial.”).691 GPW art. 105 (“The prisoner of war shall be entitled to assistance by one of his prisoner comrades, to defence bya qualified advocate or counsel of his own choice, to the calling of witnesses and, if he deems necessary, to the605