(4)
Without prejudice to any liability for a contravention of any
other law with respect to the use of force in such cases as
are hereinafter mentioned, a person shall not be regarded as
having been deprived of his or her life in contravention of
this section if he or she dies as a result of the use of force to
such extent as is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances
of the case, that is to say(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Protection 19.
right to
Personal liberty
for the defence of any person from unlawful
violence or for the defence property;
in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the
escape of a person lawfully detained;
for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection of
mutiny;
in order to prevent the commission by that person of
a criminal offence, or
if he or she dies as a result of a lawful act of war.
(1)
Every person shall have the right to liberty and security of
person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary, arrest or
detention. No one shall be deprived of his or her liberty
except on such grounds and in accordance with such
procedures as are established by law.
(2)
Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed as
soon as is reasonably practicable and in any case within
three hours, in a language that he or she can understands, of
the reasons for his or her arrest or detention and of his or
her right to consult a legal practitioner.
(3)
Any person who is arrested or detained(a)
(b)
(4)
for the purpose of bringing him or her before a court
in execution of the order of a court, or
upon reasonable suspicion of his or her having
committed, or being about to commit, a criminal
offence under the Laws of The Gambia, and who is
not released, shall be brought without undue delay
before a court and, in any event, within seventy-two
hours
Where any person is brought before a court in execution of
the order of a court in any proceedings or upon suspicions
of his or her having committed or being about to commit an
offence, he or she shall not thereafter be further held in
custody in connection with those proceedings or that
offence save upon the order of a court.