Timor-Leste

Código do Processo Penal de Timor-Leste

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

PART IV
ON FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 351
Compensation for deprivation of liberty#

1. A person who has been unlawfully arrested or placed under pre-trial detention may ask for compensation for the losses suffered as a result of deprivation of liberty.

2. Deprivation of liberty is presumed to be unlawful where the entity who has carried out or ordered it fails to prepare a record, report or writ stating the prerequisites for carrying out the arrest or detention.

4. The deadline for filing a compensation request for damage suffered as a result of deprivation of liberty shall be one (1) year, counted from the date on which the arrest or detention was carried out or the person concerned was released.

Keywords

Compensation - national proceedings



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