Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A defendant lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against the decision of the President of the Lubango Court of Appeal upholding the refusal of his habeas corpus application, alleging arrest without a warrant or in flagrante delicto and being brought before the judge of guarantees well beyond the 48-hour limit. The Court declared the proceedings closed as devoid of purpose, because his pre-trial detention had meanwhile ended and he was at liberty.
Decision
Proceedings closed as devoid of purpose
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (habeas corpus) (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade (Habeas Corpus))
Full text
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