'Provisional arrest - release - national proceedings' in document 'Afghanistan - Interim Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter 1
General Provisions

Article 6
Duration of Provisional Arrest

I. The terms for the duration of provisional detention following the arrest during the investigative phase are those established in article 36.

During the trial at the Primary level, the Court can extend the detention for two additional months ; during the trial at the appeal level the Court can extend the detention for another two months term ; during the trial before the Supreme Court the detention can be further extended by the same Court for additional five months.

Whether during the celebration of the above mentioned trials the related terms expire, the arrested person shall be released.