42. As a general rule, article 179 of the code stipulates that, once sentence has been passed, the period of pretrial custody may not exceed the period stipulated in the contested judgement and, if it has, the detainee shall be released forthwith.
42. As a general rule, article 179 of the code stipulates that, once sentence has been passed, the period of pretrial custody may not exceed the period stipulated in the contested judgement and, if it has, the detainee shall be released forthwith.