(1)
(a) The suspect shall immediately be informed of the allegations against him, and shall be
treated humanely both morally and materially.
(b) He shall be given reasonable time to rest fully in the course of the investigation.
(c) The period of rest shall be mentioned in the police report.
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(2) The suspect shall not be subjected to any physical or mental constraints, or to torture,
violence, threats or any pressure whatsoever, or to deceit, insidious manoeuvres, false
proposals, prolonged questioning, hypnosis, the administration of drugs or to any other
method which is likely to compromise or limit his freedom of action or decision, or his memory
or sense of judgment.
(3) The person on remand may at anytime within the period of detention and during working
hours, be visited by his counsel, members of his family, and by any other person following up
his treatment while in detention.
4) The State shall be responsible for feeding persons remanded in police custody. However,
such persons shall have the right to receive from members of their families or from their
friends the means of subsistence and other necessaries.
(5) Whoever violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section or prevents their
compliance with, shall be liable to prosecution without prejudice, where necessary, to
disciplinary sanctions.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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