Question-Subject: Pre-trial detention

Where are the places of police custody?

Detention centers which have been determined by the Instruction Judge
What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?

There is not a temporal limit but the authorities have to respect the principle of reasonable time.
What are the procedural safeguards for pre-trial detention?

Procedural safeguards regarding the interrogation, Procedural safeguards regarding the motivation of the warrant, Procedural safeguards regarding the notification of the warrant.
On what grounds and when is a pre-trial detention allowed?

– Serious evidences that the individual committed the offence. – Common conditions for all the infractions and special conditions for sentences that not exceeding 15 years of imprisonment.
What is a pre-trial detention under belgian law?

Exceptional and temporary deprivation of liberty of an individual before judgement.
Where are the places of police custody?

Detention centers of the Appeal Court’s jurisdiction
What is a legal duration of pre-trial detention?

– Four months for offences of Correctional Court’s jurisdiction – One year for offences of Criminal Court’s jurisdiction
What are the procedural safeguards for pre-trial detention?

– To respect the terms of the order placing the individual into detention – To communicate the fondamental rights of a detainee
On what grounds and when is a pre-trial detention allowed?

– In order to preserve evidences, and prevent pressions on witness. – Protect the individual and stop other infractions – In case of judicial control.
What is a pre-trial detention under centrafrican law?

Deprivation of liberty before judgement