Désiré, free at last after “9 years of death”

With the help of ASF, Désiré Loko has been released after spending exactly 8 years, 5 months and 21 days in preventive detention at Kinshasa’s central prison, even though he was innocent. His case illustrates the problem of preventive detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prisoners sometimes spend years in detention without having a…

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Which authority is competent to decide an alternative detention?

Judge

What are the conditions that must be met for someone to benefit from an alternative detention?

Bail

What are the different alternatives to pre-trial detention?

Provisional liberty

Which authority is competent to decide on release?

– Official of the State prosecutor’s office – Judge

On what grounds and when can someone be released?

Different grounds apply provided that conditions of residence and control are respected

What is a release?

– Provisional release with bail – Withdrawal of preventative detention

Country: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)