45. In 1996 the National Congress enacted a law (Ley del Reo Sin Condena) which provided for the release of remand detainees provided that they (a) were not accused of certain particularly serious crimes; (b) had spent in preventive detention more than one third of the term of imprisonment applicable to the offence they were accused of; (c) had no criminal antecedents; and (d) had shown good conduct during their preventive detention.
45. In 1996 the National Congress enacted a law (Ley del Reo Sin Condena) which provided for the release of remand detainees provided that they (a) were not accused of certain particularly serious crimes; (b) had spent in preventive detention more than one third of the term of imprisonment applicable to the offence they were accused of; (c) had no criminal antecedents; and (d) had shown good conduct during their preventive detention.