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 order of the President of the Luanda Court of Appeal upholding the refusal of his habeas corpus application, alleging about ten months of pre-trial detention without committal, beyond the six-month limit, in breach of legality and the presumption of innocence. The Court dismissed the appeal because, as no pre-trial judicial investigation had been requested, the twelve-month limit applied and had not yet expired.
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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