'Provisional arrest - release - national proceedings' in document 'Venezuela - Constitution (English)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Title III
Duties, Human Rights and Guarantees

Chapter II
Nationality and Citizenship

Section Two: Citizenship

Article 44: Personal liberty is inviolable, therefore:

(1) No person shall be arrested or detained except by virtue of a court order, unless such person is caught in fraganti. In the latter case, such person must be brought before a judge within forty-eight hours of his or her arrest. He or she shall remain free during trial, except for reasons determined by law and assessed by the judge on a case-by-case basis.