Benin confirms restrictions on lawyers during police custody
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lecalame
Benin’s Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that Article 58 of the Code of Criminal Procedure can deny suspects charged with offences linked to state security or terrorism contact with their lawyers throughout police custody. The restriction may also be ordered for investigative reasons, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Benin’s Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that suspects facing charges in cases linked to state security or terrorism may be denied contact with their lawyers throughout their period in police custody, reports Lecalame. It based its position on Article 58 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
In a statement published after controversy on social media over the preliminary investigation into bloggers, the Public Prosecutor’s Office also said that access to a lawyer may be postponed when required by the needs of the investigation, at the reasoned request of a judicial police officer.
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