Fiji

Constitution of the Republic of Fiji

CHAPTER 2 - BILL OF RIGHTS

Right to personal liberty
SECTION 9

(1) A person must not be deprived of personal liberty except—
(a) for the purpose of executing the sentence or order of a court, whether handed down or made in Fiji or elsewhere, in respect of an offence of which the person had been convicted;
(b) for the purpose of executing an order of a court punishing the person for contempt of the court or of another court or tribunal;
(c) for the purpose of executing an order of a court made to secure the fulfilment of an obligation imposed on the person by law;
(d) for the purpose of bringing the person before a court in execution of an order of a court;
(e) if the person is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence;

Keywords

Arrest



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