CHAPTER III
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Article 21
e. nor shall any person be seized and kept among convicted prisoners or treated as a convict, unless such person first shall have been convicted of a crime in court of competent jurisdiction.
CHAPTER III
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Article 21
h. he shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
PART I
Introductory
Chapter 2. RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT
ยง2.1 .Defendant presumed innocent ; reasonable doubt requires acquittal.
A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved ; and in case of a reasonable doubt whether his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to an acquittal.
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.