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Life-sentence prisoners should be eligible for release into
society once they have served a sufficient period of time in
custody to mark the seriousness of their offences.128
X.
Persons under Detention
without Sentence
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be
presumed innocent until proved guilty.129
Everyone has the right to liberty and security. No one shall
be deprived of liberty except on such grounds and in
accordance with such procedures as are established by
law.130
Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of
arrest, of the reasons for the arrest and of his or her rights.
Anyone who is arrested shall be promptly informed of any
charges.131
Anyone who is arrested shall be brought promptly before
a judicial authority for the purpose of having the legality of
his or her arrest or detention reviewed and shall be
released if the detention is found to be unlawful.132
Anyone who is arrested has the right to trial within a
reasonable time or to release.133
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