(1) During the period commencing upon the day of registration of the candidate lists and ending upon the declaration of the election results, registered candidates may not be detained or constituted as accused parties except for the commission of a publicly prosecutable offence and on authorisation by the Central Election Commission on the basis of a reasoned motion by the Prosecutor General.

(2) No authorisation for detention shall be required where a candidate is detained in the act of committing a serious criminal offence, and in such case the Central Election Commission shall forthwith be notified.

(3) If the registration of a candidate is stricken, the rights referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be terminated as from the day of the striking.

(4) The provision of Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the registered candidates were detained or constituted as accused parties before the date of registration.

(5) The Central Election Commission shall establish the procedure for issuing the authorisation referred to in Paragraph (1).