or to besmirch his good name. The State shall
protect him from arbitrary interference.
(c) A private residence is inviolable in all cases. It
will not be entered without permission from
its inhabitants or in any unlawful manner, nor
shall it be demolished or confiscated and its
dwellers evicted.
ARTICLE 19:
(a) All individuals are equal before the law,
without distinction between the ruler and the
ruled.
(b) The right to resort to justice is guaranteed to
everyone.
(c) Liability is in essence personal.
(d) There shall be no crime or punishment except
as provided for in the Shari’ah.
(e)
A defendant is innocent until his guilt is
proven in a fast trial in which he shall be given
all the guarantees of defence.
ARTICLE 20:
It is not permitted without legitimate reason to
arrest an individual, or restrict his freedom, to
exile or to punish him. It is not permitted to subject
him to physical or psychological torture or to any
form of maltreatment, cruelty or indignity. Nor is
it permitted to subject an individual to medical or
scientific experiments without hisconsent or at the
risk of his health or of his life. Nor is it permitted
to promulgate emergency laws that would provide
executive authority for such actions.
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