(1) A suspect arrested flagrante delicto shall be brought by the judicial police officer before the
State Counsel who shall proceed to check his identity, interrogate him summarily and if he
decides to prosecute shall place him under temporary detention or release him on bail with or
without sureties.
(2) In ail cases the State Counsel shall make a report on the measures he has taken and
where he intends to prosecute him, he shall do so al the very nearest session of the court.
(3) The provisions of the present section shall not prevent the State Counsel from instituting
criminal prosecution against the suspect, by way of a direct summons Or after preliminary
investigation.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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