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Article 126 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person arrested by virtue of a summons, who has been held for more than twenty-four hours without being questioned, is considered to be arbitrarily detained.

The Articles 432-4 to 432-6 of the Penal Code are applicable to magistrates or civil servants who ordered or knowingly tolerated this arbitrary detention.

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Article 126

Toute personne arrêtée en vertu d’un mandat d’amener, qui a été retenue pendant plus de vingt-quatre heures sans avoir été interrogée, est considérée comme arbitrairement détenue.

Les articles 432-4 à 432-6 du code pénal sont applicables aux magistrats ou fonctionnaires qui ont ordonné ou sciemment toléré cette rétention arbitraire.

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