Tajikistan

Criminal Executive Code of the Republic of Tajikistan

GENERAL PART

Section I. Principal provisions of the criminal executive legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan

Chapter 2. Legal status of convicted persons

Article 20. Right of convicted persons to personal security

1. Convicted persons have the right to personal security.

2. If there is a danger to life, health or a danger of committing any other personal crime against a convicted person by other persons, he is entitled to apply to any official of the institution in charge of execution of the penalties of liberty restraint, confinement, deprivation of liberty and detention in a disciplinary military unit with the request to provide security or transfer him to a safe place. In this case the official shall take immediate measures to provide personal security for the convicted person.

3. The chief of the institution upon application of the convicted person or on his own initiative shall make a decision to transfer the convicted person to a safe place or take other measures for prevention of a crime against convicted person, or he shall make a decision about a place of further punishment serving in accordance with order established by law.

4. Officials who did not take necessary measures for providing security of convicted persons shall be liable according to legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Keywords

Enforcement of sentences imposed
Treatment of prisoners - international treaty standards
National procedures re enforcement of sentences imposed
Enforcement of sentence of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - conditions of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - imprisonment



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