Bulgaria

Penal Procedure Code

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter two. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Art. 17 (2) No person may be detained for more than 24 hours without the permission of the court. The prosecutor may direct detainment of the accused till he/she is brought before the court.

(3) The respective body shall immediately notify a person, named by the detained, about the detainment.

(4) If the detained is a foreign citizen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be informed immediately about the detainment.

(5) The court, the prosecutor and the investigating bodies must release every person who has been unlawfully deprived of freedom.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty



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