This sets out the police powers of arrest and detention in Myanmar, as well as procedural safeguards in this area. In Myanmar, the police are not under an obligation to inform people of the reasons for arrest. This is also the case in Brunei, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Myanmar, you do […]
This provides an overview of the principles of best practice that police should follow during and after making an arrest. This covers and elaborates on many of the procedural safeguards mentioned above.
“No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds of such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice”
Nigerian legislation on the scope of police powers of arrest.
