Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty

Singapore

Criminal Procedure Code

PART VI
ARREST AND BAIL AND PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

Division 1 — Arrest without warrant

Person arrested not to be detained more than 48 hours
68. —(1) No police officer shall detain in custody a person who has been arrested without a warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable.

(2) Such period shall not exceed 48 hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.

PART VI
ARREST AND BAIL AND PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

Division 2 — Arrest with warrant

Arrested person to be brought before court without delay
74. Subject to section 72, the police officer or other person executing an arrest warrant must bring the arrested person to the court before which he is required by law to produce that person without unnecessary delay.

Singapore Constitution

Part IV Fundamental Liberties

Article 9
Liberty of the Person

(1) No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty save in accordance with law.

Rome Statute

Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation

1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:

(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute.