PART III
BASIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES
The Right to Equality
13. Equality before the law
(6) To ensure equality before the law, the state authority shall make procedures which are appropriate or which take into account the following principles, namely :
(b) no person charged with a criminal offence shall be treated as guilty of the offence until proved guilty of that offence ;
1. Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law.
2. The onus is on the Prosecutor to prove the guilt of the accused.
3. In order to convict the accused, the Court must be convinced of the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.