§ Article 27(untitled)

Personal Liberty

1. Everyone shall have the right to personal liberty. No one may be deprived of

personal liberty otherwise than in the following cases and as prescribed by law:

 (1) the person has been sentenced by a competent court for committing a

 criminal offence;

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 (2) the person has failed to obey a legitimate court order;

 (3) for the purpose of ensuring the fulfilment of a certain obligation prescribed by

 law;

 (4) for the purpose of bringing a person before a competent authority where

 there exists a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a criminal

 offence, or a justified necessity of preventing the committal of a criminal offence

 by the person or his or her fleeing after having done so;

 (5) for the purpose of placing a minor under educational supervision or bringing

 him or her before a competent authority;

 (6) for the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious diseases dangerous for

 the public, as well as the danger posed by persons with mental disorder, drug

 addicts and alcoholics;

 (7) for the purpose of preventing the unauthorised entry of a person into the

 Republic of Armenia, or for deporting or extraditing a person to another state.

2. Everyone deprived of personal liberty shall be promptly informed, in a language

which he or she understands, about the reasons for deprivation of liberty, whereas in

case a criminal charge is brought — also about the charge.

3. Everyone deprived of personal liberty shall be entitled to have the person of his or

her choice be immediately informed thereon. The exercise of this right may be delayed

only in the cases, under the procedure and within the time limits prescribed by law,

for the purpose of preventing or disclosing crimes.

4. If within a reasonable time period upon depriving of liberty but no later than

within 72 hours the court fails to render a decision on authorising further confinement

of a person deprived of liberty on the ground referred to in point 4 of part 1 of this

Article, he or she shall be immediately released.

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5. Everyone deprived of personal liberty shall have the right to challenge the

legitimacy of depriving him or her of liberty, whereon the court shall render a decision

within a short time period and shall order his or her release if the deprivation of

liberty is non legitimate.

6. No one may be deprived of personal liberty merely on the ground of inability to

fulfil civil-law obligations.