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Article 728-67 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 728-67 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The person appears before the liberty and custody judge assisted, if necessary, by his or her lawyer. The hearing is held in public, unless publicity would be detrimental to the smooth running of the proceedings in progress, the interests of a third party or the dignity of the person. In this case, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, the person’s lawyer or on his or her own initiative, will give a ruling in chambers.

The liberty and custody judge makes his decision after hearing the public prosecutor, the convicted person and his lawyer. If, having received requests for imprisonment or house arrest with electronic surveillance, he decides not to grant them, he may subject the person to one or more of the obligations provided for in Article 138.

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Article 728-67

La personne comparaît devant le juge des libertés et de la détention assistée, le cas échéant, de son avocat. L’audience est publique, sauf si la publicité est de nature à nuire au bon déroulement de la procédure en cours, aux intérêts d’un tiers ou à la dignité de la personne. Dans ce cas, le juge des libertés et de la détention, à la demande du ministère public, de l’avocat de la personne ou d’office, statue par une ordonnance rendue en chambre du conseil.


Le juge des libertés et de la détention statue après avoir entendu le ministère public, la personne condamnée et son avocat. Si, saisi de réquisitions aux fins d’incarcération ou d’assignation à résidence avec surveillance électronique, il décide de ne pas y faire droit, il peut soumettre la personne à une ou plusieurs des obligations prévues à l’article 138.

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