Guyana

Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Act 1980 with 1996 reforms

PART 2
SPECIFIC RULES

TITLE 1
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

139. Protection of right to personal liberty.

(4) any person who is arrested or detained ––

(a) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of the court ; or
(b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed or being about to commit a criminal offense and who is not released, shall be brought before a court as soon as is reasonably practica ble ; and if any person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed or being about to commit a criminal offense is not tried within a reasonable time, thin, without prejudice to any further proceedings which may be brought agains t him, he shall be released either unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions, including in particular such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears at a later date for trial or for proceedings preliminary to trial.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty
Rights during trial - tried without undue delay



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