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2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167   following cases shall not be treated as an infringement of clause (1)- (a) the arrest or detention in execution of a sentence or other lawful order of a court; (b) the arrest or detention on reasonable suspicion of having committed or of being about to commit an offence for the purposes of investigation or preventing the commission of the offence and of producing, if necessary, the offender before a competent court; (c) the arrest or detention to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases which constitute a serious threat to public health; (d) the arrest or detention for the treatment and rehabilitation of a person who is, or reasonably suspected to be, of unsound mind or addicted to drugs to prevent harm to that person or to the community. (e) the arrest or detention for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized entry into Seychelles of a person, not being a citizen of Seychelles, or for the purpose of deportation or extradition of that person; (f) the detention for the rehabilitation and welfare of a minor with the consent of the parent or guardian or of the Attorney-General where such detention is ordered by a competent court. (3) A person who is arrested or detained has a right to be informed at the time of the arrest or detention or as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter in, as far as is practicable, a language that the person understands of the reason for the arrest or detention, a right to remain silent, a right to be defended by a legal practitioner of the person’s choice and, in the case of a minor, a right to communicate with the parent or guardian.                                                                     18     

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