Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
Seven defendants lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against the decision of the President of the Lubango Court of Appeal refusing their habeas corpus application, alleging excessive pre-trial detention. The Court dismissed the appeal for five appellants, as their detention of about 17 months was within the legal limit following first-instance conviction, and declared the proceedings moot for the other two, who had meanwhile been acquitted or had served their sentence.
Decision
Appeal dismissed for five appellants; proceedings terminated as moot for two
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (habeas corpus) (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade (Habeas Corpus))
Full text
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