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The General Law Amendment Act, number 37 of 1963 (commenced 2 May), commonly known as the 90-Day Detention Law, [1] allowed a South African police officer to detain without warrant a person suspected of a politically motivated crime for up to 90 days without access to a lawyer. When used in practice, suspects were re-detained for another 90-day ...
Under a state of emergency, the Minister of Law and Order, the Commissioner of the South African Police (SAP), a magistrate, or a commissioned officer could detain any person for "reasons of public safety". [2] The Public Safety Act, further provided for detention without trial for any dissent.
Indefinite detention is the incarceration of an arrested person by a national government or law enforcement agency for an indefinite amount of time without a trial.The Human Rights Watch considers this practice as violating national and international laws, particularly human rights laws, although it remains in legislation in various liberal democracies.
In Costa Rica, the 1998 Criminal Proceedings Code allows for a pre-trial remand of 12 months if the person is considered a "flight risk". [6] If the case is considered complex in nature, the detention can be increased to up to three and a half years or more of imprisonment. As of 23 May 2013, over 3,000 people were in pre-trial detention. [6]
The Terrorism Act of 1967 comprises ten sections, each addressing specific categories: Definitions; The Meaning of Terrorism; Harboring, Concealing, or Assisting Terrorists; Jurisdiction and venue; Trial Procedures for Offenses under the act; Detention of Terrorists and Other Persons for Interrogation; the Legal Process in criminal proceedings; Trial initiation by the Attorney General or ...
First, under section 12(1), it protects the right to "freedom and security of the person", including the right "not to be deprived of freedom arbitrarily or without just cause" and the right to protected from detention without trial; from torture; from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and from "all forms of violence from either public or ...
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges related to a $2 billion arms deal. That's after a high court on Friday (October 11) denied him a permanent stay of ...
Section 12: the right to freedom and security of the person, including protection against arbitrary detention and detention without trial, the right to be protected against violence, freedom from torture, freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, the right to bodily integrity, and reproductive rights.