Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Decisions taken by the first president of the court of appeal may, within ten days of notification, be appealed to a national commission for compensation for detentions. This commission, which is attached to the Cour de cassation, rules in a sovereign capacity and its decisions are not subject to appeal of any kind. The bureau of the Cour de cassation may decide that the national commission will comprise several panels….

The procedure before the first president of the court of appeal and the national commission, which rule as civil courts, is laid down by a decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

The compensation awarded pursuant to this sub-section shall be borne by the State, except for recourse by the latter against the informer in bad faith or the false witness whose fault caused the detention or its prolongation. It is paid as criminal justice costs.