CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
(d)
for the purpose of bringing him before a court
in execution of the order of a court or an officer of a court or before Parliament in execution of the order of Parliament;
may be protected by law from liability for such
compensation.
[Paragraph as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 and
by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990]
(e)
upon reasonable suspicion of his having
committed, or being about to commit, a criminal offence;
(f)
in execution of the order of a court or with the
consent of his parent or guardian, for the purposes of his education or welfare during a period beginning before he attains the age of
twenty-one years and ending not later that the
date when he attains the age of twenty-three
years;
(g) for the purpose of preventing the spread of an
infectious or contagious disease;
(h) if he is, or is reasonably suspected to be, of
unsound mind, addicted to drugs or alcohol, or
a vagrant, for the purpose of his care, treatment or rehabilitation or the protection of the
community; or
(i)
for the purpose of preventing his unlawful
entry into Zimbabwe or for the purpose of effecting his expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Zimbabwe or the taking of
proceedings relating thereto.
(3) Any person who is arrested or detained shall
be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a
language that he understands, of the reasons for his
arrest or detention and shall be permitted at his own
expense to obtain and instruct without delay a legal
representative of his own choice and hold communication with him.
(4) Any person who is arrested or detained—
(a) for the purpose of bringing him before a court
in execution of the order of a court or an officer of a court; or
(b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having
committed, or being about to commit, a criminal offence;
and who is not released, shall be brought without
undue delay before a court; and if any person arrested
or detained upon reasonable suspicion of his having
committed or being about to commit a criminal
offence is not tried within a reasonable time, then,
without prejudice to any further proceedings that may
be brought against him, he shall be released either
unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions,
including in particular such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears at a later
date for trial or for proceedings preliminary to trial.
(5) Any person who is unlawfully arrested or
detained by any other person shall be entitled to
compensation therefor from that other person or from
any person or authority on whose behalf or in the
course of whose employment that other person was
acting:
Provided that—
(a) any judicial officer acting in his judicial
capacity reasonably and in good faith; or
(b) any other public officer, or person assisting
such public officer, acting reasonably and in
good faith and without culpable ignorance or
negligence;
14 Protection from slavery and forced labour
(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude
or required to perform forced labour.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) “forced
labour” does not include—
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