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Article 160
 

Inviolability of Candidates


(1) In the period between registration day and the announcement of the results of the elections the registered candidates shall not be detained or constituted as accused parties except in case of a committed indictable offense and following an authorization by the Central Election Commission based on a reasoned request on the part of the Prosecutor General.
(2) Authorization for detention shall not be required in case of flagrante delicto and in such a case the Central Election Commission shall immediately be notified thereof.
(3) Where a candidate’s registration has been deleted, the rights referred to in Para. 1 shall be terminated as from the day of the deletion.
(4) The provision of Para. 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 determine the procedure for issuing the authorization referred to in Para. 1.