"not assisted by an interpreter at the magistrates' court"

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18397606.albanian-illegal-immigrant-told-police-italian-national/

23/04/20

[…] Stephen Hamill, mitigating, said Hoxha did not fully understand the gravity of the offence as he was not assisted by an Albanian interpreter at the magistrates’ court, but, appearing at the crown court via video link from Durham Prison, he was aided by an interpreter. […]