Ordering Detention, Contents of the Ruling on Detention and Right of Appeal against the Ruling
Article 176

(1) Detention shall be ordered upon the motion of the authorized prosecutor, by a ruling issued by the competent court.

(2) Prior to adopting the ruling referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the court shall hear the accused person on the reasons for ordering detention. The hearing may be attended by the State Prosecutor and defense attorney.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the ruling ordering detention may be adopted without hearing the accused person if the accused person is hiding or if there are circumstances referred to in Article 175, paragraph 1, item 5 of the present Code.

(4) If the detention was ordered in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, the court shall, within 48 hours as of the deprivation of liberty, hear the accused person on the reasons for ordering detention. After the hearing, the court shall decide whether to keep the ruling ordering detention in force or to abolish the detention.

(5) The ruling ordering detention shall contain: first name and the surname, year and place of birth of the persons against whom detention is ordered, criminal offence they are charged with, the legal grounds for detention, the duration of detention, the time the person was deprived of liberty, instructions on the right to appeal, the statement of reasons as well as a statement of the grounds for ordering detention, the official seal and the signature of the judge ordering detention.