NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 51 Article 20 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania Human liberty shall be inviolable. No one may be arbitrarily apprehended or detained. No one may be deprived of their liberty otherwise than on the grounds and according to the procedures established by law. A person apprehended in flagrante delicto must, within 48 hours, be brought before a court for the purpose of deciding, in the presence of this person, on the validity of the apprehension. If the court does not adopt a decision to detain the person, the apprehended person shall be released immediately. 3.2.1. TEMPORARY APPREHENSION Temporary apprehension in the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania is understood as a procedural coercive measure limiting the freedom of a person57 and can be applied in two cases: 1) a prosecutor or a pretrial investigation officer can apprehend a person when they are caught committing a criminal act or immediately after they have committed it, (in order to determine the identity of the person and ensure that the person does not escape); or 2) by the decision of the pre-trial Goda, G., Kazlauskas M. and Kuconis, P. (2011) Baudžiamojo proceso teisė. 57