Armenia

Law of the Republic of Armenia on Treatment of Arrestees and Detainees

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 2. General Principles for Keeping Arrestees Under Arrest and Detainees Under Detention

Arrestees and detainees shall be kept under arrest or detention on the basis of principles of legality, equality of arrestees or detainees before the law, humanitarianism, respect for human rights, freedoms and dignity, and in compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedural Code of the Republic of Armenia, and the well-known principles and norms of international law.

It shall be forbidden to use physical violence, as well as inhuman or degrading actions towards arrestees or detainees.

The procedures and conditions for keeping arrestees and detainees under arrest and detention, set out in this law, shall be applied to all arrestees or detainees regardless of their nationality, race, sex, language, religion, political or other views, social origin, property or other status.


Article 3. Grounds for Keeping a Person in Places of Arrest or Detention

An arrest warrant drawn up in compliance with the Criminal Procedural Code or a decision by a prosecuting body about arrest shall serve as grounds for keeping a person in places of arrest.

A court decision on choosing detention as a means of preventive punishment, passed in accordance with the Criminal Procedural Code, shall serve as a ground for keeping a person in places of detention.

It shall be forbidden to admit and keep a person in places of arrest and detention in the absence of the grounds described in the first or the second paragraphs of this article.

Keywords

Fair trial standards



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