Cambodia

Criminal Procedure Code of Kingdom of Cambodia

CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

BOOK 5 JUDGMENTS

TITLE 1 - Judgment of Court of the First Instance

CHAPTER 2 - APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES

SECTION 1 - Appearance of the Accused Person

Article 304. Procedures for Immediate Appearance

A judgment on merits shall be announced not later than 2 (two) weeks starting from the date the accused person appeared in the court. The pre-trial detention shall be legally terminated at the expiration of the two-week period.

If the court, which was filed through the procedures for immediate appearance, finds that the conditions stated in Article 47 (Immediate Appearance) of this Code are not fulfilled or that the complexity of the case requires more profound investigations, the court may refer the dossier to the prosecutor in order to commence investigation. The accused person shall be brought to appear before an investigating judge on the same day, otherwise the accused person shall be automatically released.

Keywords

Provisional arrest
Provisional arrest for national proceedings
Provisional arrest - release - national proceedings



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