PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

CHAPTER TWO
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL

III. Personal Liberty and Security
ARTICLE 19. (As amended on October 17, 2001)

The person arrested or detained shall be brought before a judge within at latest forty-eight hours and in the case of offences committed collectively within at most four days, excluding the time taken to send the individual to the court nearest to the place of arrest. No one can be deprived of his or her liberty without the decision of a judge after the expiry of the above-specified periods. These periods may be extended during a state of emergency, under martial law or in time of war.

PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

CHAPTER TWO
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL

III. Personal Liberty and Security
ARTICLE 19. (As amended on October 17, 2001)

Persons under detention shall have the right to request trial within a reasonable time or to be released during investigation or prosecution. Release may be made conditional to the presentation of an appropriate guarantee with a view to securing the presence of the person at the trial proceedings and the execution of the court sentence.

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(c) To be tried without undue delay