Country: Tunisia

Where are the places of police custody?

Detention facility
What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?

6 months
What are the procedural safeguards for pre-trial detention?

To respect the conditions of the committal order and to justify the remand into custody
On what grounds and when is a pre-trial detention allowed?

– In the presence of a strong presumption of a guilt – In the case of a flagrant offence
What is a pre-trial detention under tunisian law?

Deprivation of liberty before judgement
Which authority is competent to issue a warrant of arrest against someone?

Examining judge
On what grounds and when can someone be subject to a warrant of arrest?

– In the case of a flagrant offence – In the presence of serious circumstances: in order to prevent new offences from being committed, to guarantee the imposition and execution of a sentence
What is a warrant of arrest?

Order made to any officer of the public force to effect the arrest of an individual and to bring this person before the issuing magistrate
[French] Study – The application of the Law 52 on narcotics before the Tunisian courts
On what grounds and when can someone be arrested (administrative arrest)?

– Public security – National Defence – Public health – Public morality