DETENTION ORDER UNDER ARTICLE 72 OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ACT

Detention under Article 72 of the Ministry of Interior Act may not exceed 24 hours. The person must be released sooner if the grounds cease to exist. Any deprivation of liberty after that period requires a separate legal basis and an appropriate decision by the competent authority.

Charging a person does not, by itself, extend police detention. A prosecutor’s detention order of up to 72 hours under Article 64(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code is a separate measure to bring the accused before the court on an application for remand in custody; it is not automatic.

The right to legal defense arises immediately upon detention or an actual restriction of freedom of movement.

Legal basis: Articles 72–74 of the Ministry of Interior Act; Article 64(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.