Country: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
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Pour quels motifs et à quel moment le placement en détention préventive est-il possible?
En présence d’indices sérieux de culpabilité d’une infraction ayant un seuil de gravité minimum
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What is a pre-trial detention under congolese law?
Measure to place the accused into detention before judgement
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Voices from Kinshasa (3/3): “Freedom is under the hammer”
In DR Congo, defending the rights of victims of injustice and exercising fundamental rights remains a challenge. Faced with an often failing legal system and, at times, intimidation, men and women are pursuing an ideal: to live in a fairer world. Last of three encounters: lawyer Hervé Mafwila, on illegal detention.
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What are the procedural safeguards for a warrant of arrest?
– To be released after interrogation – To contain sufficient evidence to justify the arrest warrant
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On what grounds and when can someone be subject to a warrant of arrest?
In the presence of strong evidence of guilt of an offence having a proscribed punishment over a certain minimum threshold