Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant, in pre-trial detention, brought an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against an order of the President of the Benguela Court of Appeal refusing his habeas corpus application, arguing that a danger to public order had not been shown and invoking legality and the presumption of innocence. The Court dismissed the appeal because the indictment had been filed within the legal time limit and it was not for the Court to reassess the sufficiency of the order's reasoning.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (habeas corpus) (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade (Habeas Corpus))
Full text
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