PART TWO
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

2. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Deprivation of liberty

Article 29
Everyone shall have the right to personal liberty.

Deprivation of liberty is allowed only for reasons and in the procedure provided for by law.

PART TWO
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

2. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Deprivation of liberty

Article 29

Unlawful deprivation of liberty shall be punishable.

PART TWO
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

2. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Detention

Article 30
Person suspected with reasonable doubt to have committed a crime may, on the basis of the decision of the competent court, be detained and kept in confinement only if this is necessary for the pre-trial procedure.

PART TWO
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

2. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Detention

Article 30

The duration of detention shall be reduced to the shortest possible period of time.

Detention by the decision of first-instance court may last up to three months from the day of detention, and by the decision of a higher court, the detention may be extended for additional three months.

If no indictment is raised by that time, the detainee shall be released.

Detention of minors may not exceed 60 days.

PART TWO
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

2. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Respect for person

Article 31
The respect of human personality and dignity in the criminal or other procedure, in case of deprivation or limitation of liberty and during the execution of imprisonment sentence shall be guaranteed.

Any form of violence, inhuman or degrading behavior against a person deprived of liberty or whose liberty has been limited, and any extortion of confession and statement shall be prohibited and punishable.

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

Rights of Detained Persons

Article 5

(2) Persons deprived of liberty without a judgment shall be brought immediately before the competent State Prosecutor with the exception of cases provided for in the present Code.

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

Right to a Prompt Trial

Article 15
(1) The accused persons shall have the right to be brought before the court in the shortest possible time and to a prompt trial.

(2) The court shall be obliged to conduct the proceedings without delays and to prevent all abuses of rights that are vested in participants in the proceedings.

(3) The duration of detention and other forms of restrictions of freedom shall be reduced to the shortest necessary time.