(1) A suspect shall be a person against whom there exists any information or clue which tends to establish that he may have committed an offence or participated in its commission.
(2) The defendant shall be any suspect whom an Examining Magistrate notifies that he is presumed henceforth either as the offender or co-offender, or as an accomplice.
(3) An accused shall be a person who must appear before the trial court to answer to the charge brought against him, whether in respect of a simple offence, a misdemeanour or a felony.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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