Country: Central African Republic (the)

Which authority is competent to place someone in police custody?

Judicial police officer
On what grounds and when can someone be placed in custody?

When necessary for flagrance and preliminary investigation
What is police custody under centrafrican law?

Detention before judgement when the investigation requires
Which authority is competent to make an administrative arrest?

– Prefect – Sous prefect – Municipal police
On what grounds and when can someone be arrested (administrative arrest)?

– Public health – Social peace – Public security – Public abuses
Is there a form of administrative arrest?

Yes
Which authority is competent to make a judicial arrest?

– Judicial police officer – Public prosecutor – Private person
On what grounds and when can someone be arrested (judicial arrest)?

After the commission of a flagrance offence or during a preliminary investigation
What is a judicial arrest under centrafrican law?

Liberty deprivation of an individual suspected to have committed an offence in order to bring the accused before a competent judicial authority
[French] Study – Civil State in Central African Republic : issues and practices