Angola

Constitution of the Republic of Angola

TITLE II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

CHAPTER II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND GUARANTEES

SECTION II
GUARANTEE OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Article 67
(Guarantees in criminal proceedings)

1. No-one may be detained, imprisoned or brought to trial unless under the terms of the law, and all defendants or prisoners shall be guaranteed the right to a defence, appeal and legal counsel.

2. All citizens shall be presumed innocent until their sentence has become res judicata.

3. The defendant shall have the right to choose a lawyer or counsel and to be assisted by them throughout the legal proceedings, and the cases and phases in which legal assistance is obligatory shall be specified by law.

4. Defendants and prisoners shall have the right to receive visits from their lawyer, family, friends and religious counsellor and to correspond with them, without prejudice to the provisions contained in Article 63(e) and Article 194(3).

5. Defendants or prisoners who are unable to appoint a lawyer for financial reasons must, under the terms of the law, be ensured adequate legal aid.

6. Any individual who is sentenced shall have the right to lodge an appeal or extraordinary review procedure with the appropriate court against their penal sentence, under the terms of the law.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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