2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167
(4) A person who is arrested or detained shall be informed at the
time of the arrest or detention or as soon as is reasonably
practicable thereafter of the rights under clause (3).
(5) A person who is arrested or detained, if not released, shall be
produced before a court within twenty-four hours of the arrest
or detention or, having regard to the distance from the place of
arrest or detention to the nearest court or the non-availability
of a judge or magistrate, or force majeure, as soon as is
reasonably practicable after the arrest or detention.
(6) A person charged with an offence has a right to be tried within
a reasonable time.
(7) A person who is produced before a court shall be released,
either unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions, for
appearance at a later date for trial or for proceedings
preliminary to a trial except where the court, having regard to
the following circumstances, determines otherwise(a)
where the court is magistrates’ court, the offence is
one of treason or murder;
(b)
the seriousness of the offence;
(c)
there are substantial grounds for believing that the
suspect will fail to appear for the trial or will
interfere with the witnesses or will otherwise
obstruct the course of justice or will commit an
offence while on release;
(d)
there is a necessity to keep the suspect in custody for
the suspect’s protection or where the suspect is a
minor, for the minor’s own welfare;
(e)
the suspect is serving a custodial sentence;
(f) the suspect has been arrested pursuant to a previous breach of
the conditions of release for the same offence.
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