PRELIMINARY TITLE: OF FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND RIGHTS
Inalienable rights Article 1
The Gabonese Republic recognizes and guarantees the inalienable and imprescriptible human rights, which are necessarily tied to the public powers:
All defendants are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, following a trial with the standard guarantees for their defense.
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.