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He's not yet freed from custody AFAIK, but my interpretation of the word "custody" in English may be lacking. The initial police examination/interrogation has
by bambax 2y ago
He's not yet freed from custody AFAIK, but my interpretation of the word "custody" in English may be lacking.
The initial police examination/interrogation has ended ("garde à vue"), and he's now been brought before a judge who will decide if he should be freed or kept in an actual jail (which a police station isn't).
Until the judge makes that decision he's still very much detained by the police (albeit not interrogated).
- qingcharles 2y agoOK, you're right. I looked it. In the USA police can generally hold someone for 24-48hours before actual charges are filed (it takes a minute to generate an indictment), allowing them to investigate and interrogate. Then, if an indictment is filed a judge makes a decision on pre-trial confinement until trial. In France there is a general four month limit on pre-trial confinement before it has to be heavily justified.
- ebalit 2y agoI'm not a lawyer but from what I understand the process is closer to what you mention for the US. We have "garde à vue" and "détention provisoire": - "Garde a vue" is similar to being in police custody and it's limited to 24-48 hours normally, but there is longer duration for specific crime, the maximum being 6 days for terrorism investigations [0]. - Then, a judge can decide that the defendant should stay in "détention provisoire" before a trial. It doesn't have a duration limit but should be motivated and can be re-examined multiple time [1]. 0: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garde_%C3%A0_vue_en_droit_fran%C3%A7ais https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garde_%C3%A0_vue_en_droit_fran... 1: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9tention_provisoire_en_France https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9tention_provisoire_en_F...