Trials in absentia

Swaziland

Swaziland - Constitution 2005 EN

rights to fair hearing
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(3) Except with the free consent of the person concerned and for purposes of subsection (2), the trial shall not take place in the absence of that person unless that person acts so as to render the continuance of the proceedings in the presence of that person impracticable and the court has ordered that person to be removed and the trial to proceed in the absence of that person.

Rome Statute

Article 63 Trial in the presence of the accused

1. The accused shall be present during the trial.