Rwanda
Ministerial Order determining Judicial Police Custody Facilities
Ministerial Order 1 of 2014
- Published in Official Gazette 26 on 30 June 2014
- Assented to on 25 May 2014
- Commenced on 30 June 2014
- [This is the version of this document from 30 June 2014.]
Article One – Purpose of this Order
This Order determines judicial Police custody facilities.Article 2 – Judicial Policy custody facilities
Judicial Policy custody facilities are established at Police stations and posts.Any person the judicial Police decides to prosecute while under detention must be detained in Judicial Police custody.Article 3 – Separation of detained
Judicial Police custody must be constructed in a way that detained women are separated from men and children from adult persons.Article 4 – Basic requirements
Custody facilities must have basic requirements which help to safeguard a detainee's life and not be harmful to his/her security.Requirements for custody facilities must include the following:1°not to be over populated;2°having enough light;3°to be cleaned;4°to have proper ventilation;5°to have toilets and bath rooms;6°the detainee may be equipped with a room for consultation with his/her lawyer or a visitor.Article 5 – Repealing provision
All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.Article 6 – Commencement
This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.History of this document
30 June 2014 this version
Commenced
25 May 2014
Assented to