Benoiton v The Republic (CM 122 of 2022) [2022] SCSC 816 (21 September 2022)

The Court found it appropriate to vary the place of detention for Mr Benoiton due to his involvement in high level security operations and absence of objection from the respondent.

Citation: [2022] SCSC 816
Parties: Applicant: Leslie Benoiton; Respondent: The Republic
Court: Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Seychelles
Judgment Date: 21 September 2022
Case Number: CM 122 of 2022
Procedural Posture: Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Order on Application to Vary Place of Detention
Outcome: Application granted
Legal Topics: Detention, Variation of Detention Orders
Source Language: English

Criminal Law Detention Variation of Detention Orders

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Parties

Leslie Benoiton

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Miscellaneous Application / Order on Application to Vary Place of Detention

Legal Issues

1 Whether the place of detention for Mr Leslie Benoiton should be varied

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found it appropriate to vary the place of detention for Mr Benoiton due to his involvement in high level security operations and absence of objection from the respondent.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

The previous order for detention at Bois De Rose Remand Centre is rescinded.
Mr Benoiton shall be detained at the PI Centre at the Seychelles International Airport at Pointe Larue.