Question-Subject: Judicial remedies

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

Satisfy all the guarantees of appear
What are the different alternatives to pre-trial detention?

Release with or without bail
Which authority is competent to decide on release?

– In the context of police custody: Public Prosecutor – In the context of pre-trail detention: Public Prosecutor and examining judge
On what grounds and when can someone be released?

– At the end of legal delay – Previsional release under conditions – Withdrawal by the Public Prosecutor
What is a release?

– At the end of legal delay – Previsional release under conditions – Withdrawal by the Public Prosecutor
What happens to the pre-trial detainee during the release procedure?

Kept in pre-trial detention in accordance with the conditions defined in the judicial order
How to use the remedies?

Different applicable procedures
What are the remedies of a pre-trial detainee?

Different means of recourse depending on the stage of procedure
Which authority is competent to decide an alternative detention?

– Magistrate’s court – Chief magistrate – High Court – Prosecutor – Uganda Human Rights Commission
What are the conditions that must be met for someone to benefit from an alternative detention?

Grounds for a release on bail