Country: Belgium
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Where are the places of police custody?
Detention centers which have been determined by the Instruction Judge
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What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?
There is not a temporal limit but the authorities have to respect the principle of reasonable time.
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What are the procedural safeguards for pre-trial detention?
Procedural safeguards regarding the interrogation, Procedural safeguards regarding the motivation of the warrant, Procedural safeguards regarding the notification of the warrant.
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On what grounds and when is a pre-trial detention allowed?
– Serious evidences that the individual committed the offence. – Common conditions for all the infractions and special conditions for sentences that not exceeding 15 years of imprisonment.
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What is a pre-trial detention under belgian law?
Exceptional and temporary deprivation of liberty of an individual before judgement.
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What are the procedural safeguards for a warrant of arrest?
– The interrogation by the Instruction Judge – It has to contain certain evidences in order to justify the arrest warrant – The notification of the warrant.