Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Article 16
1. Everyone shall have the right to personal freedom.
2. Arrest and detention shall be allowed only in cases stipulated by law and only with the
authorization of the with the right of appeal. Without the authorization of the court, a person
shall be detained for a period of not more than seventy-two hours.
3. Every person detained, arrested and accused of committing a crime shall have the right
to the assistance of a lawyer (defender) from the moment of detention, arrest or accusation.
Footnote: See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.
13 dated December 31, 2003;
Footnote: Article 16 as amended by the Law of Republic of Kazakhstan No. 254-III dated
May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication).
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